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Root Bridge Selection

Lab Summary
Manually change the root bridge to switch-3 with the switch priority command.

Figure 1 Lab Topology

Lab Configuration

Start Packet Tracer File: Root Bridge Selection

Click on the switch-2 icon and select the CLI folder. Hit the <enter> key for user
mode prompt (>).

Step 1: Enter global configuration mode.


switch-2> enable
Password: cisconet
switch-2#

Step 2: Verify the root bridge for VLAN 10 and VLAN 11 is switch-2 (resize box).

switch-2# show spanning-tree vlan 10


switch-2# show spanning-tree vlan 11

Click on the switch-3 icon and select the CLI folder. Hit the <enter> key for user
mode prompt (>).

Step 3: Enter global configuration mode.


switch-3> enable
Password: cisconet
switch-3# configure terminal
switch-3(config)# spanning-tree vlan 10 priority 28672
switch-3(config)# spanning-tree vlan 11 priority 28672
switch-3(config)# end
switch-3# copy running-config startup-config

Step 4: Verify Lab


Verify the root bridge for VLAN 10 and VLAN 11 is now switch-3 and all interfaces
are designated ports.

switch-3# show spanning-tree summary


switch-3# show spanning-tree vlan 10
VLAN0010
Spanning tree enabled protocol rstp
Root ID Priority 28682
Address 0090.2149.B1D8
This bridge is the root
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec

Bridge ID Priority 28682 (priority 28672 sys-id-ext 10)


Address 0090.2149.B1D8
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec
Aging Time 20

Interface Role Sts Cost Prio.Nbr Type


---------------- ---- --- --------- -------- ---------------------------
Fa0/1 Desg FWD 19 128.1 P2p
Fa2/1 Desg FWD 19 128.3 P2p
Fa1/1 Desg FWD 19 128.2 P2p

switch-3# show spanning-tree vlan 11


VLAN0011
Spanning tree enabled protocol rstp
Root ID Priority 28683
Address 0090.2149.B1D8
This bridge is the root
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec
Bridge ID Priority 28683 (priority 28672 sys-id-ext 11)
Address 0090.2149.B1D8
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec
Aging Time 20
Interface Role Sts Cost Prio.Nbr Type
---------------- ---- --- --------- -------- --------------------------
Fa3/1 Desg FWD 19 128.4 P2p
Fa0/1 Desg FWD 19 128.1 P2p
Fa1/1 Desg FWD 19 128.2 P2p

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