RSTP? MSTP?

[IE-TopModel]

> try enabling  RSTP

> then this is a problem with STP. [...] Try to set stp edge-port enable

are quotes from

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/E-Series/switch-configuration-when-not-only-upstream/m-p/2333667#M115

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/E-Series/4200G-needs-200-attempts-to-route/m-p/2328519#M90

As I really do not know what you are talking about, I have made screenshots of those pages in the switch configuration which contain the word STP. Please help by choosing the correct picture:

Port MSTP http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7253/portmstp.png

Port MSTP Protection http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7059/portmstpprotection.png

Port MSTP InstanceID http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4774/portmstpinstanceid.png

Port MSTP PointToPoint http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9836/portmstppointtopoint.png

Port Administration http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6787/portadministration.png

Device MSTP http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2356/devicemstp.png

How do I have to configure the switch?

The current configuration is quoted here:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/E-Series/switch-configuration-when-not-only-upstream/m-p/2333669#M116

Thanks!

[manuel.bitzi]

ony enable mstp. this should be enougth for 99% of all installations. MSTP is backward compatible to RSTP and STP.

br

Manuel

[Alexi Lookin]

Basically you don't need to touch default settings. Single vendor's MSTP works OK. You may have to change defaults on Procurve switches MSTP if:

1. You have links (trunks) faster than 10Gb

2. You have installed VRRP for master and backup core

3. You have other vendors switches connected

4. You have non-intelligentt (dumb) switches connected to port

5. You have hierarchical configuration involves core /distribution / aggregation switches

Read carefully this HP Procurve Configuration Note

http://h40060.www4.hp.com/procurve/uk/en/pdfs/application-notes/How_to_configure_Multiple_Spanning-tree_%28MSTP%29_Configuration_note_Sept_08_EMEA_Eng_A4.pdf

Worthy reading.