HP 5400ZL User Manual

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Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree Operation
Configuring MSTP

Figure 4-7. Example of BPDU Protection Enabled at the Network Edge

The following commands allow you to configure BPDU protection.

Management
Station

Event Log: port X is disable by STP

Fake STP BPDU

End User

SNMP Trap

SNMP Trap

SNMP Trap

BPDU protection

Switch

STP Domain

Syntax: [no] spanning-tree <port-list> bpdu-protection

Enables/disables the BPDU protection feature on a port

Syntax: [no] spanning-tree <port-list> bpdu-protection-timeout <timeout>

Configures the duration of time when protected ports receiving
unauthorized BPDUs will remain disabled. The default value of
0 (zero) sets an infinite timeout (that is, ports that are disabled
by

bpdu-protection are not, by default, re-enabled automatically).

(Range: 0-65535 seconds; Default: 0)

Syntax: [no] spanning-tree trap errant-bpdu

Enables/disables the sending of errant BPDU traps.

C a u t i o n

This command should only be used to guard edge ports that are not expected
to participate in STP operations. Once BPDU protection is enabled, it will
disable the port as soon as any BPDU packet is received on that interface.

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