ALCATEL - Spanning Tree

Platforms Supported : OmniSwitch 6860, 6860E

TO RESET SPANNING TREE TO DEFAULT, THERE IS NO COMMAND LIKE "no spantree ...", CONFIGURE AGAIN THE DEFAULT VALUE, EG :
"By default, the bridge priority value is set to 32768 for the CIST, an MSTI, and a VLAN instance".

SpanTree Priority

Configures the bridge priority value for the Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) instance, a Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI), or a VLAN instance. This command is also used to configure the priority value for a port or link aggregate associated with the CIST, an MSTI, or a VLAN.

spantree [cist | msti msti_id | vlan vlan_id] [port chassis/ slot/port[-port2] | linkagg linkagg_id
[-linkagg_id2]] priority priority

Syntax Definitions

• cist
  • The CIST instance (also known as MSTI 0). This parameter is configurable in both modes (flat or per-VLAN).

• msti_id
  • An existing MSTI ID number. If MSTI 0 is specified, the priority applies to the CIST instance. This parameter is configurable in both modes (flat or per-VLAN) but only if the flat mode protocol is set to MSTP.

• vlan_id
  • An existing VLAN ID number. This parameter is configurable in both modes (flat or per-VLAN).

• chassis
  • The chassis identifier.

• slot/port[-port2]
  • The slot number and port number of the physical port. Use a hyphen to specify a range of ports.

• linkagg_id[-linkagg_id2]
  • The link aggregate ID number. Use a hyphen to specify a range of IDs (10-20).

• priority
  • A bridge or port priority value. The valid range for the bridge priority is 0–65535. The valid range for the port priority is 0–15. If MSTP is the active flat mode protocol, enter a value that is a multiple of 4096 (for example, 4096, 8192, 12288).

parameter            default
cist | msti msti_id | vlan vlan_id cist

Defaults

• By default, the bridge priority value is set to 32768 for the CIST, an MSTI, and a VLAN instance.

• By default, the port or link aggregate priority value is set to 7.

Usage Guidelines

• The bridge priority is used to determine which bridge the Spanning Tree algorithm designates as the

root bridge. The port priority value is used to determine the most favorable port when a bridge has multiple ports with the same path cost to the root bridge.

• The lower the bridge or port priority number assigned, the higher the priority that is associated with the

bridge or port.

• If none of the optional instance parameters (cist, msti, or vlan) or port and linkagg parameters are

specified with this command, the bridge priority is configured for the CIST instance by default. This is true regardless of which mode (flat or per-VLAN) is active for the switch.

• Although the cist, msti, and vlan parameters are configurable in both the flat and per-VLAN mode, the

specified priority values are not applied unless the supporting mode (flat for CIST/MSTI or per-VLAN for a VLAN instance) is active.

• To configure the bridge priority with this command, specify the instance (cist, msti, or vlan) and the

priority value; do not specify a port number or link aggregate ID.

• The bridge priority value for an MSTI is calculated by adding the configured priority value to the

Spanning Tree instance number. For example, if the priority value of MSTI 10 equals 32768 (the default), then the Spanning Tree priority value advertised for this instance is 32770 (32768 + 10).

• When the protocol is changed to/from MSTP, the bridge priority for the flat mode CIST instance is

reset to the default value.

• 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. In regards to the priority for an MSTI, only the four most significant bits are used.

• To configure the port priority with this command, specify the instance (cist, msti, or vlan), a port

number or link aggregate ID that is associated with that instance, and the priority value.

• The port priority value configured with this command is only applied to the specified instance. As a

result, a single port can have different priority values for each instance. For example, in flat mode, port 1/24 can have a priority value of 7 for MSTI 2 and a priority value of 5 for MSTI 3.

• The port priority specifies the value of the priority field contained in the first byte of the port ID. The

second byte contains the physical switch port number.

Examples

The following command examples set the bridge priority for the specified instance:

-> spantree priority 8192
-> spantree cist priority 8192
-> spantree vlan 2 priority 32679
-> spantree msti 1 priority 2500
ERROR: Valid bridge priority values are multiples of 4096: 0, 4096,
8192, 12288, 16384 ... 61440
-> spantree msti 1 priority 8192

The following command examples set the port priority for the specified instance:

-> spantree port 1/1/10 priority 10
-> spantree cist port 1/1/10 priority 10
-> spantree cist linkagg 10 priority 1
-> spantree vlan 200 port 2/1/1 priority 15
-> spantree vlan 2 linkagg 5 priority 2
-> spantree msti 2 port 1/1/24 priority 5
-> spantree msti 3 linkagg 6-8 priority 10

Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree on a Port

Spanning Tree is automatically enabled on all eligible ports. When Spanning Tree is disabled on a port, the port is put in a forwarding state for the specified instance.

For example, if a port is associated with both VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 and Spanning Tree is disabled on the port for VLAN 20, the port state is set to forwarding for VLAN 20. However, the VLAN 10 instance still controls the port state as it relates to VLAN 10. This example assumes the switch is running in the per-VLAN Spanning Tree mode.

If the switch is running in the flat Spanning Tree mode, then disabling the port Spanning Tree status applies across all VLANs associated with the port. The flat mode instance is specified as the instance associated with the port, even if the port is associated with multiple VLANs.

To change the port Spanning Tree status for a VLAN instance regardless of which mode (per-VLAN or flat) is active for the switch, use the enable Spanning Tree on port 8/1 for VLAN 10 and disable STP on port 6/2 for VLAN 20 :

-> spantree vlan 10 port 8/1 enable
-> spantree vlan 20 port 6/2 disable

To change the port Spanning Tree status for the flat mode instance, use the that this command is available when the switch is running in either mode (per-VLAN or flat). For exam- ple, the following command disables the Spanning Tree status on port 1/24 for the flat mode instance :

-> spantree cist port 1/24 disable

Configuring STP Port Parameters

The following sections provide information and procedures for using CLI commands to configure STP port parameters. These parameters determine the behavior of a port for a specific Spanning Tree instance. When a switch is running in the per-VLAN STP mode, each VLAN is in essence a virtual STP bridge with its own STP instance and configurable parameters. To change STP port parameters while running in this mode, a VLAN ID is specified to identify the VLAN STP instance associated with the specified port. When a switch is running in the flat Spanning Tree mode, VLAN 1 is specified for the VLAN ID.

Only bridged ports participate in the Spanning Tree Algorithm. A port is considered bridged if it meets all the following criteria :

• Port is either a fixed (non-mobile) port, an 802.1Q tagged port, or a link aggregate logical port.

• Spanning tree is enabled on the port.

• Port is assigned to a VLAN that has Spanning Tree enabled.

• Port state (forwarding or blocking) is dynamically determined by the Spanning Tree Algorithm, not manually set.

Spantree Port Parameter Commands

spantree cist

Configuring the port Spanning Tree status for the single flat mode instance.

spantree vlan

Configuring the port Spanning Tree status for a VLAN instance.

spantree priority

Configuring the priority value for the flat mode CIST instance, a Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI), or a per-VLAN mode VLAN instance.

spantree cist path-cost

Configuring the port path cost value for the single flat mode instance.

spantree msti path-cost

Configuring the port path cost value for a Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI).

spantree vlan path-cost

Configuring the port path cost value for a VLAN instance.

spantree cist mode

Configuring the port Spanning Tree mode (dynamic or manual) for the single flat mode instance.

spantree vlan mode

Configuring the port Spanning Tree mode (dynamic or manual) for a VLAN instance.

spantree cist connection

Configuring the port connection type for the single flat mode instance.

spantree vlan connection

Configuring the port connection type for a VLAN instance.

spantree cist admin-edge

Configures the connection type for a port or an aggregate of ports for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST).

spantree vlan admin-edge

Configures the connection type for a port or an aggregate of ports for a per-VLAN mode VLAN instance.

spantree cist auto-edge

Configures a port or an aggregate of ports for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) as an edge port, automatically.

spantree vlan auto-edge

Configures a port or an aggregate of ports for the per-VLAN mode VLAN instance as an edge port, automatically.

spantree cist restricted-role

Configures the restricted role status for a port or an aggregate of ports for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) as a restricted role port.

spantree vlan restricted-role

Configures a port or an aggregate of ports for the per-VLAN mode VLAN instance as a restricted role port.

spantree cist restricted-tcn

Configures a port or an aggregate of ports for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) to support the restricted TCN capability.

spantree vlan restricted-tcn

Configures a port or an aggregate of ports for the per-VLAN mode VLAN instance to support the restricted TCN capability.

spantree cist txholdcount

Limits the transmission of BPDU through a given port for the flat mode Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST).

spantree vlan txholdcount

Limits the transmission of BPDU through a given port for the per VLAN mode VLAN instance.

spantree pvst+compatibility

Configures the type of BPDU to be used on a port when PVST+ mode is enabled.

Useful Links

• https://support.alcadis.nl/Support_files/Alcatel-Lucent/OmniSwitch//OS6450/Manuals/OS6450%20AOS%206.6.3%20R01/OS6450%20AOS%206.6.3%20R01%20Network%20Configuration%20Guide.pdf

• https://www.manualslib.com/manual/529767/Alcatel-Lucent-Omniswitch-Aos-Release-7.html?page=102#manual

• https://www.alcatelunleashed.com/viewtopic.php?t=27255