mstp name

Configures the MSTP name for the device.
Syntax
mstp name name
no mstp name name
Command Default

The default name for the device is blank (no name).

Parameters
name
The MSTP name for the device.
Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Each switch that is running MSTP should be configured with a name. The name applies to the switch that can have many different VLANs that can belong to many different MSTP regions.

The no form of the command resets the MSTP name to blank (no name).

Examples

The following example configures the MSTP name as Device1.

device(config)# mstp name Device1