IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual
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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
This chapter describes how to configure optional spanning-tree features on your Cisco Systems
Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module. You can configure all of these features when your switch
is running the per-VLAN spanning-tree plus (PVST+). You can configure only the noted features when
your switch is running the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) or the rapid per-VLAN
spanning-tree plus (rapid-PVST+) protocol.
Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module. You can configure all of these features when your switch
is running the per-VLAN spanning-tree plus (PVST+). You can configure only the noted features when
your switch is running the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) or the rapid per-VLAN
spanning-tree plus (rapid-PVST+) protocol.
For information on configuring the PVST+ and rapid PVST+, see
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information about the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) and how to map multiple VLANs to the
same spanning-tree instance, see
same spanning-tree instance, see
Note
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
reference for this release.
reference for this release.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
These sections describe how the optional spanning-tree features work:
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