Transmit-holdcount – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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transmit-holdcount

Configures the maximum number of Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) transmitted per second for
the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP.

Synopsis

transmit-holdcount number

no transmit-holdcount

Operands

number

Specifies the value in seconds for the number of BPDUs than can be sent
before pausing for 1 second. The range of valid values is 1-10.

Defaults

The default is 6.

Command

Modes

Protocol Spanning Tree MSTP mode

Description

Use this command to configure the BPDU burst size by changing the transmit hold count value. Use
the no transmit-holdcount command to return to the default setting.

Usage

Guidelines

There are no usage guidelines for this command.

Examples

To change the number of BPDUs transmitted to 3 seconds:

switch(conf-mstp)#transmit-holdcount 3