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Default
The default hello-time value is 2.
Usage
The allowable range of values is 1-10 seconds. However, make sure that the value of the hello time is 
always greater than the value of the hold time (1 second by default). 
 
Examples 
Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# spanning-tree hello-time 5 
 
Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# no spanning-tree hello-time 
 
Related Commands 
 
7.6 spanning-tree max-age
Use this command to set the maximum age for the default bridge. This value is used by all instances. 
Use the no parameter with this command to restore the default value of the maximum age. 
 
Command Syntax 
spanning-tree max-age seconds 
no spanning-tree max-age 
seconds
The maximum time, in seconds, to listen for the root bridge. The range is 6 to 40.
Command Mode
Global configuration
Default
The default value of bridge maximum age is 20 seconds.
Usage
Maximum age is the maximum time for which (if a bridge is the root bridge) a message is considered 
valid. This prevents the frames from looping indefinitely. The value of maximum age should be greater 
than twice the value of hello time plus 1, but less than twice the value of forward delay minus 1. The 
allowable range for maximum age is 6-40 seconds. Configure this value sufficiently high, so that a 
frame generated by root can be propagated to the leaf nodes without exceeding the maximum age. 
 
Examples 
Switch# configure terminal
