Comware CLI for STP edge on two 7500 ports in different VLANs.
Read the Warning in the CLI, if you do it on a port between switches.. bad juju...
Terminal is an end-point, PC, Server, etc..
stp edged-port enable
# Warning: Edge port should only be connected to terminal. It will cause temporary ... Read More
Tag: VLAN
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Apr2014
28
Mar2014
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol provides end devices alternate default gateways without having to be configured for them. With VRRP, a end device continues to speak to the same MAC Address discovered during ARP resolution, because of the Virtual IP (VIP) configuration in VRRP.
Configuring VRRP requires knowledge of the Layer 2 ... Read More
27
Mar2014
We have three HP Comware switches in a triangle with each device being at default configuration after enabling Multi-Instance Spanning Tree (MSTP). We’ll be optimizing the network by adding load-balancing for MSTP and across 20 vlans and link aggregation.
A quick overview of the Layer 2 configuration of the network
[5800A]display lldp ... Read More
15
Jan2014
Configuring STP on Cisco switches is straightforward since STP is on by default. This default ensures loop-free topologies when connecting Cisco Switches and is very useful in Campus and Access LANs.
For our example, we'll be using the network topology below.
The switches are in a triangle with switchA as ROOT of ... Read More