iiiConfiguring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 59Setting load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ················································································· 59Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ······················································································· 60Configuring per-flow load sharing algorithm settings for Ethernet link aggregation ····································· 61Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 61Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 61Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 62Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 62Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 63Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 63Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 64Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 66Layer 2 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··············································································· 69Layer 3 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 70Layer 3 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 71Layer 3 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··············································································· 73Configuring port isolation·········································································································································· 75Assigning a port to an isolation group ························································································································ 75Displaying and maintaining port isolation ·················································································································· 75Port isolation configuration example···························································································································· 76Network requirements ··········································································································································· 76Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 76Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 76Configuring spanning tree protocols ························································································································ 78STP ··················································································································································································· 78STP protocol packets ············································································································································· 78Basic concepts in STP············································································································································ 79Calculation process of the STP algorithm ··········································································································· 80RSTP ················································································································································································· 86PVST················································································································································································· 86MSTP················································································································································································ 86MSTP features ························································································································································ 87MSTP basic concepts ············································································································································ 87How MSTP works ·················································································································································· 91MSTP implementation on devices ························································································································ 92Protocols and standards 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···································································································································· 96Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 97Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 97Configuring an MST region ·········································································································································· 97Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge ·························································································· 98Configuring the current device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree ·············································· 99Configuring the current device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree ······························ 99Configuring the device priority ····································································································································· 99Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region ·································································································· 100Configuring the network diameter of a switched network······················································································· 100Setting spanning tree timers ········································································································································ 101Configuration restrictions and guidelines ········································································································· 101