MSTI Bridges tab

To view the MSTI Bridges tab:

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > Spanning Tree > MSTP.

The MSTP dialog box appears with the Globals tab displayed.

2

Click the MSTI Bridges tab.

The MSTI Bridges tab appears.


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Variable definitions

Variable Value
Instance Spanning Tree Instance to which the information belongs.
RegionalRoot Indicates the MSTI Regional Root Identifier value for the Instance. This value is used as the MSTI Regional Root Identifier parameter in all Configuration Bridge PDUs originated by this node.
Priority The writable portion of the MSTI Bridge Identifier comprising the first two octets. The values that are set for Bridge Priority must be in steps of 4096.
RootCost The cost of the path to the MSTI Regional Root as seen by this bridge.
RootPort The number of the port which offers the lowest path cost from this bridge to the MSTI Region Root Bridge.
Enabled Used to control whether the bridge instance is enabled or disabled.
TimeSinceTopology
Change
The time (measured in hundredths of a second) since the TcWhile Timer for any port in this Bridge was non-zero for this Spanning Tree instance.
TopChanges The number of times that at least one non-zero TcWhile Timer occurred on this Bridge for this Spanning Tree instance.
NewRootCount The number of times this Bridge has detected a Root Bridge change for this Spanning Tree instance. A Trap is generated on the occurrence of this event.
InstanceUpCount The number of times a new Spanning Tree instance was created. A Trap is generated on the occurrence of this event.
InstanceDownCount The number of times a Spanning Tree instance was deleted. A Trap is generated on the occurrence of this event.

Inserting MSTI Bridges

To insert an MSTI bridge:

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > Spanning Tree > MSTP.

The MSTP dialog box appears with the Globals tab displayed.

2

Click the MSTI Bridges tab.

The MSTI Bridges tab appears.

3

In the MSTI Bridges tab, click the Insert button.

The Instance dialog box appears with the next available instance shown.

4

Click Insert.

The next available instance appears in the MSTI Bridges tab.


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Deleting MSTI Bridges

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > Spanning Tree > MSTP.

The MSTP dialog box appears with the Globals tab displayed.

2

Click the MSTI Bridges tab.

The MSTI Bridges tab appears.

3

In the MSTI Bridges tab, click the Instance field for the MSTI bridge that you want to delete.

4

Click Delete.

The selected instance is deleted from the MSTI Bridges tab.


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