Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Reference Guide

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Distributed Spanning Tree Commands
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
September 2009
page 15-23
bridge cist priority
Configures the Spanning Tree priority value for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree 
(CIST) instance. Bridge priority is used to determine which bridge the Spanning Tree algorithm desig-
nates as the root bridge.
bridge cist priority priority
Syntax Definitions
priority
A bridge priority value within the range of 0–65535. Do not use 
commas in the value. If MSTP is the active protocol on the switch, then 
a bridge priority value that is a multiple of 4096 is required.
Defaults
By default, the bridge priority value is set to 32768.
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6400, 6850, 6855, 9000, 9000E
Usage Guidelines
• The bridge priority specifies the priority value for the first two octets of the Bridge ID (eight octets 
long). The remaining six octets of the Bridge ID contain a dedicated bridge MAC address. 
• The lower the bridge priority number, the higher the priority that is associated with the bridge.
• This command is an explicit Spanning Tree command that only applies to the CIST instance regard-
less of which operating mode (flat or 1x1) or protocol is active on the switch.
• If the switch is running in 1x1 mode when this command is used, the specified priority value is not 
active for the CIST instance until the operating mode for the switch is changed to the flat mode.
• Note that when the protocol is changed to/from MSTP, the bridge priority for the flat mode CIST 
instance is reset to the default value.
• In regards to the priority for a Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI), only the four most significant 
bits are used. 
• Note that when a configuration snapshot is taken of the switch, all Spanning Tree commands are saved 
in their explicit format. 
Examples
-> bridge mode flat
-> bridge cist priority 16384
-> bridge cist priority 53800
ERROR: Valid bridge priority values are multiples of 4096: 0, 4096,
         8192, 12288, 16384 ... 61440 
-> bridge mode 1x1
-> bridge cist priority 16384
-> bridge cist priority 12288