Sun Ethernet Fabric Operating System PVRST+ Administration Guide

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Updated: July 2015
 
 

Configure the Transmit Hold Count

The transmit hold count value is a counter used to limit the maximum transmission rate of the switch. The number or BPDUs transmitted during every hello-time period ranges from a minimum of one to a maximum that is not more than the TxHoldCount value.

  1. Configure the transmit hold count.
    TOR-1 SEFOS# configure terminal
    TOR-1 SEFOS(config)# spanning-tree vlan 10 hold-count 6
     
    Hold Count for the given instance is set
     
    TOR-1 SEFOS(config)# end
    

    The transmit hold count value ranges from 1 to 10. The default value is 3.

  2. Review the spanning tree details.
    TOR-1 SEFOS# show spanning-tree vlan 10 detail
     
    Bridge is executing the rstp compatible PVRST Protocol
    Bridge Identifier has priority 32778, Address 00:14:4f:6c:69:ed
    Configured Hello time 2 sec, Max Age 20 sec, Forward Delay 15 sec
    Number of Topology Changes 2
    Time since topology Change 0 seconds ago
    Transmit Hold-Count 6
    Max Age 20 Sec, Forward Delay 15 Sec, Hello Time 2 Sec
     
    Port 1 [Ex0/1] of VLAN 10 is Root      , Forwarding
    Port PathCost 2000     , Port Priority 128      , Port Identifier  128.1
    Designated Root has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Bridge has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Port Id is 128.3, Designated PathCost 0
    Timers: Hello Time - 2, MaxAge - 20, Forward Delay - 15, Hold - 1
    No of Transitions to forwarding State :3
    BPDUs : sent 16 , recieved 46817
     
    Port 57 [Ex0/57] of VLAN 10 is Designated, Forwarding
    Port PathCost 2000     , Port Priority 128      , Port Identifier  128.57
    Designated Root has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Bridge has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:69:ed
    Designated Port Id is 128.57, Designated PathCost 2000
    Timers: Hello Time - 2, MaxAge - 20, Forward Delay - 15, Hold - 1
    No of Transitions to forwarding State :6
    BPDUs : sent 5064 , recieved 41443
     
    TOR-1 SEFOS#
    
  3. Reset the transmit hold count to the default value.
    TOR-1 SEFOS# configure terminal
    TOR-1 SEFOS(config)# no spanning-tree vlan 10 hold-count
     
    Hold Count for the given instance is set
     
    TOR-1 SEFOS(config)# end
    TOR-1 SEFOS#
    
  4. Display the hold count after resetting it to the default.
    TOR-1 SEFOS# show spanning-tree vlan 10 detail
     
    Bridge is executing the rstp compatible PVRST Protocol
    Bridge Identifier has priority 32778, Address 00:14:4f:6c:69:ed
    Configured Hello time 2 sec, Max Age 20 sec, Forward Delay 15 sec
    Number of Topology Changes 2
    Time since topology Change 0 seconds ago
    Transmit Hold-Count 3
    Max Age 20 Sec, Forward Delay 15 Sec, Hello Time 2 Sec
     
    Port 1 [Ex0/1] of VLAN 10 is Root      , Forwarding
    Port PathCost 2000     , Port Priority 128      , Port Identifier  128.1
    Designated Root has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Bridge has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Port Id is 128.3, Designated PathCost 0
    Timers: Hello Time - 2, MaxAge - 20, Forward Delay - 15, Hold - 1
    No of Transitions to forwarding State :3
    BPDUs : sent 16 , recieved 46898
     
    Port 57 [Ex0/57] of VLAN 10 is Designated, Forwarding
    Port PathCost 2000     , Port Priority 128      , Port Identifier  128.57
    Designated Root has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:56:6f
    Designated Bridge has priority 32778, address 00:14:4f:6c:69:ed
    Designated Port Id is 128.57, Designated PathCost 2000
    Timers: Hello Time - 2, MaxAge - 20, Forward Delay - 15, Hold - 1
    No of Transitions to forwarding State :6
    BPDUs : sent 5146 , recieved 41443
     
    TOR-1 SEFOS#