Enabling The Spanning Tree Feature - HP A5830 Configuration Manual

Enabling the spanning tree feature

You must enable the spanning tree feature for the device before any other spanning tree related
configurations can take effect.
Enabling the spanning tree feature (in STP/RSTP/MSPT mode)
In STP/RSTP/MSTP mode, make sure that the spanning tree feature is enabled globally and on the
desired ports.
To enable the spanning tree feature in STP/RSTP/MSTP mode:
Step...
1. Enter system view
2. Enable the spanning tree feature
globally
3. Enter
interface
view or
port
group
view
4. Enable the spanning tree feature for
the port or group of ports
Enabling the spanning tree feature (in PVST mode)
In PVST mode, make sure that the spanning tree feature is enabled globally and on the desired VLANs
and ports.
To globally enable or disable the spanning tree feature (not for VLANs), use the stp enable command or
undo stp enable command in system view. To enable or disable the spanning tree feature for specific
VLANs, use the stp vlan enable command or undo stp vlan enable command.
Disable the spanning tree feature for certain ports with the undo stp enable command to exclude them
from spanning tree calculation and save CPU resources of the device.
To enable the spanning tree feature in PVST mode:
Step...
1. Enter system view
2. Globally enable the spanning tree
feature
3. Enable the spanning tree feature on
specific VLANs
Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view or Layer 2
aggregate interface view
Enter port group view
Command...
system-view
stp enable
interface interface-type
interface-number
port-group manual port-
group-name
stp enable
Command...
system-view
stp enable
stp vlan vlan-list enable
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Remarks
—
Required
Use either command
By default, the spanning tree
feature is disabled globally
Required
Use either command
Optional
By default, the spanning tree
feature is enabled for all ports
Remarks
—
Required
By default, the spanning tree
feature is disabled globally
Required
By default, the spanning tree
feature is enabled on VLANs