General steps for configuring RPVST+

The general steps for configuring RPVST+ via the CLI are:

Select RPVST+ as the active spanning tree mode by entering the following command:

spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst

To begin with the default RPVST+ configuration (recommended), go to step 6.
Configure global spanning tree parameters.
Configure per-VLAN parameters.
Configure per-port per-VLAN parameters. These commands affect RPVST+ operation on traffic associated with the specified VLAN(s) through the specified port(s).
Configure per-port parameters. These commands affect RPVST+ operation for all traffic through the specified port(s).
Use one of the following commands to enable RPVST+ spanning tree operation on the switch:
- One or more selected VLANs: spanning-tree vlan <vid-list>
- The first 64 VLANs: spanning-tree
  
  Any VLANs in excess of the first 64 would have RPVST+ disabled. In this case, use the [no] spanning-tree vlan <vid-list> command to change the mix of RPVST+ enabled and disabled VLANs.

Additional configuration options include:

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