Hi guys,
I am having a hard time configuring STP on Extreme Switches properly, and I really appreciate some help.
I have already 26 switches in my Network, at my Core layer a BD8810, and at the access layer I have some Summit 450, 460 and 200. The thing is the switches are not configured properly, the VLANs are configured only on BD8810, and at the access layer, all switches are in VLAN Default, it works but I am trying to optimize the network and made things work properly.
Moreover, I am adding to my network a new Core Switch BD8810, but to get started I am only connecting a few switches from the access layer to the this new one, and connect it with the core - in other words, I am only creating a redundant path to the Old BD8810.
Anyway, I have tried to follow extreme networks guides and white papers, however, I am still not getting things right. I couldn't understand how STPD works, I've tried to create and add some vlans to it, but many errors have appeared, as such: Error: Please configure a stpd dot1q tag first, or you can't add this VLAN or port to SPTD and so on. And as a matter of fact, once I have configured a new SPTD on my BD8810 and on my Summit 200, the problem is that each one has itself as the root bridge, although the trunk port was working and the Summit has full connection to the network. At this stage, I want to my Old BD8810 be the root bridge for all VLANs.
So, how could I configure on a switch a new STPD (With a new one, I am expecting not to made a mess on my network), with a new Carrier VLAN (I think this is a sort of Native vlan, right?) and add new vlans to it, and also old vlans that it belongs to a other STPD (e.g. s0), inside a trunk port.
thank you,
Luiz Jr
I am having a hard time configuring STP on Extreme Switches properly, and I really appreciate some help.
I have already 26 switches in my Network, at my Core layer a BD8810, and at the access layer I have some Summit 450, 460 and 200. The thing is the switches are not configured properly, the VLANs are configured only on BD8810, and at the access layer, all switches are in VLAN Default, it works but I am trying to optimize the network and made things work properly.
Moreover, I am adding to my network a new Core Switch BD8810, but to get started I am only connecting a few switches from the access layer to the this new one, and connect it with the core - in other words, I am only creating a redundant path to the Old BD8810.
Anyway, I have tried to follow extreme networks guides and white papers, however, I am still not getting things right. I couldn't understand how STPD works, I've tried to create and add some vlans to it, but many errors have appeared, as such: Error: Please configure a stpd dot1q tag first, or you can't add this VLAN or port to SPTD and so on. And as a matter of fact, once I have configured a new SPTD on my BD8810 and on my Summit 200, the problem is that each one has itself as the root bridge, although the trunk port was working and the Summit has full connection to the network. At this stage, I want to my Old BD8810 be the root bridge for all VLANs.
So, how could I configure on a switch a new STPD (With a new one, I am expecting not to made a mess on my network), with a new Carrier VLAN (I think this is a sort of Native vlan, right?) and add new vlans to it, and also old vlans that it belongs to a other STPD (e.g. s0), inside a trunk port.
thank you,
Luiz Jr
