From: Victor Cappuccio (cvictor@protokolgroup.com)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2006 - 15:08:35 ART
Hi Friend Bajo, 
When you apply the macro spanning-tree vlan 1 root primary, it going to
generate for you something in the configuration like spanning-tree vlan 16
priority 24576
So for example if you set the priority manually at Sw2
Rack3Sw2(config)#spanning-tree vlan 1 priority 4096
Rack3Sw2(config)#
BB1-TS#7
[Resuming connection 7 to sw1 ... ]
Rack3Sw1(config)#do show spanning-tree vlan 1
VLAN0001
  Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee
  Root ID    Priority    4097
             Address     000e.84d0.d380
             Cost        19
             Port        15 (FastEthernet0/15)
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec
  Bridge ID  Priority    32769  (priority 32768 sys-id-ext 1)
             Address     000b.5f55.f800
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec
             Aging Time 600
Interface        Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type
---------------- ---- --- --------- --------
--------------------------------
Fa0/15           Root FWD 19        128.15   P2p
Now If I set the macro at the switch the priority should be reduced
Rack3Sw1(config)# spanning-tree vlan 1 root primary   
Rack3Sw1(config)#do show run | in prio              
spanning-tree vlan 1 priority 4096
 ip ospf priority 255
 ip ospf priority 255
Rack3Sw1(config)#do show spann vlan 1               
VLAN0001
  Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee
  Root ID    Priority    4097
             Address     000b.5f55.f800
             This bridge is the root
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec
  Bridge ID  Priority    4097   (priority 4096 sys-id-ext 1)
             Address     000b.5f55.f800
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec
             Aging Time 15 
Interface        Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type
---------------- ---- --- --------- --------
--------------------------------
Fa0/15           Desg FWD 19        128.15   P2p
HTH
Victor.-
-----Mensaje original-----
De: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] En nombre de
sabrina pittarel
Enviado el: Jueves, 31 de Agosto de 2006 01:36 p.m.
Para: Bajo; Cisco certification
Asunto: Re: spanning-tree vla XX root and "sh run"
No, 
 spanning-tree vla XX root is a macro command.
 
 It sets the local bridge priority to be less than the current lowest
priority in your switched network ("how much" lower is well defined, but I
don't have the rule on the top of my mind ), essentially it kicks away your
current root bridge.
 BUT if you later add another switch with an even lower priority then the
new bridge will become root.
 
 Leaving the "spanning-tree vla XX root" in the running config gives you the
wrong idea that this switch will be root no matter what. That's not the case
 
 Sabrina
 
----- Original Message ----
From: Bajo <bajoalex@gmail.com>
To: Cisco certification <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:08:31 AM
Subject: spanning-tree vla XX root and "sh run"
Hi GS,
Is it an IOS  bug that the "sh run | in spannin" will NOT show the
spanning-tree vlan XXXX root config?
I know I can check if the config works by doing "sh spann vla XXXX"
Check this out:
CAT1) conf t
CAT1(config)#spann vl 16 root pri
CAT1(config)#end
CAT1#sh run | in spann
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
spanning-tree vlan 16 priority 24576
 spanning-tree vlan 16 port-priority 32
 spanning-tree vlan 16 port-priority 16
CAT1#sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C3550 Software (C3550-I5Q3L2-M), Version 12.1(20)EA1a, RELEASE
SOFTWARE (fc1)
-- Kind Regards,Bajo
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