Viewing MSTI bridge information using EDM

Use this procedure to display MSTI bridge information..

Prerequisites

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click VLAN.

2

In the VLAN tree, double-click Spanning Tree.

3

In the Spanning Tree tree, double-click MSTP.

4

On the work area, click the MSTI Bridges tab.


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Variable Definitions

Variable Value
Instance Specifies the Spanning Tree Instance to which the information belongs.
RegionalRoot Specifies 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 Specifies 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 Specifies the cost of the path to the MSTI Regional Root as seen by this bridge.
RootPort Specifies 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
Specifies 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 Specifies the number of times that at least one non-zero TcWhile Timer occurred on this Bridge for this Spanning Tree instance.
NewRootCount Specifies 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 Specifies the number of times a new Spanning Tree instance was created. A Trap is generated on the occurrence of this event.
InstanceDownCount Specifies the number of times a Spanning Tree instance was deleted. A Trap is generated on the occurrence of this event.

Inserting MSTI Bridges using EDM

Use the following procedure to insert an MSTI bridge.

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click VLAN.

2

In the VLAN tree, double-click Spanning Tree.

3

In the Spanning Tree tree, double-click MSTP.

4

On the work area, click the MSTI Bridges tab.

5

On the toolbar, click Insert.

The Insert MSTI Bridges dialog box appears with the next available instance shown.

6

Click Insert.


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Deleting MSTI Bridges using EDM

Use the following procedure to delete an MSTI bridge.

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click VLAN.

2

In the VLAN tree, double-click Spanning Tree.

3

In the Spanning Tree tree, double-click MSTP.

4

On the work area, click the MSTI Bridges tab.

5

In the table, select the MSTI bridge instance that you want to delete.

6

On the toolbar, click Delete.

The selected instance is deleted from the MSTI Bridges tab.


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