Enabling Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol GloballyEnable RSTP globally on all participating bridges; it is not enabled by default.When you enable RSTP, all physical and port-channel interfaces that are enabled and in Layer 2 mode are automatically part of the RSTtopology.• Only one path from any bridge to any other bridge is enabled.• Bridges block a redundant path by disabling one of the link ports.To enable RSTP globally for all Layer 2 interfaces, use the following commands.1 Enter PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE RSTP mode.CONFIGURATION modeprotocol spanning-tree rstp2 Enable RSTP.PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE RSTP modeno disableExamples of the RSTP show CommandsTo disable RSTP globally for all Layer 2 interfaces, enter the disable command from PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE RSTP mode.To verify that RSTP is enabled, use the show config command from PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE RSTP mode. The bold line indicatesthat RSTP is enabled.Dell(conf-rstp)#show config!protocol spanning-tree rstpno disableDell(conf-rstp)#784 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
