Configuring Switch Information 289Point-to-Point Operational Status — The Point-to-Point operating state.Activate Protocol Migration Test — When checked, enables PPP sending Link Control Protocol(LCP) packets to configure and test the data link.Enabling RSTP1 Open the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) page.2 Define the Point-to-Point Admin, Point-to-Point Oper, and the Activate Protocol Migrationfields.3 Click Apply Changes.The Rapid STP is enabled, and the device is updated.Displaying the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Table1 Open the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) page.2 Click Show All.The Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Table opens.Defining Rapid STP Parameters Using CLI CommandsThe following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining Rapid STP parametersas displayed in the RSTP page.The following is an example of the CLI commands:Console(config)# interface ethernet g5Console(config-if)# spanning-tree link-type sharedDefining the Multiple Spanning TreeThe Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) operation maps VLANs into STP instances.MSTP provides a differing load balancing scenario. For example, while port A is blocked in one STPinstance, the same port is placed in the Forwarding State in another STP instance. The MSTPSettings page allows defining up to sixteen MSTP instances for the device.Table 7-18. RSTP Settings CLI CommandCLI Command Descriptionspanning-tree link-type{point-to-point |shared}Overrides the default link-type setting.
