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Lab 5.2: Deploying MSTP
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Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
• Deploy an MST Region Configuration
• Draw per instance topologies
• Validate the load sharing effect

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Task 1: Inspect MST Region Configuration
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PC-1
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Core-1 (via PC-1)
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1. Access Core-1.
2. Display the current MST region configuration.
Core-1(config)# show spanning-tree mst-config

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Core-2 (via PC-1)
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3. Move to Core-2 and repeat step 2.

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Access-1
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4. Move to Access-1 and use the “show spanning-tree” command. Then move to Access-2
and use it again.

T11-Access-1# show spanning-tree mst-config

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Access-2
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5. Move to Access-2 and use a filtered version of the same command.

T11-Access-2# show spanning-tree mst-config | include MST

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Task 2: Inspect Load Balancing
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Steps
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Access-2
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1. Move to Access-2’s console.
2. Create interface vlan 711, then assign it IP address 10.7.11.4/24

T11-Access-2(config)# interface vlan 7X11

T11-Access-2(config-if-vlan)# ip address 10.7.11.4/24
T11-Access-2(config-if-vlan)# exit

3. See the newly created SVI details using “show ip interface vlan711”

T11-Access-2# show ip interface vlan1711

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PC-3
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7. Access PC-3.
8. Run a continuous ping to Access-2 IP address on VLAN 711 (10.X.11.4). Ping
should be successful.

ping 10.7.11.4

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PC-1
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9. Access PC-1.
10. Run a continuous ping to PC-4’s IP address on VLAN X12 (10.X.12.104). Ping
should be successful.
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ping 10.7.12.104

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Access-1
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11. Move back to Access-1.

12. Display the MAC address table.

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T11-Access-1(config)# show mac-address-table

13. Apply the STP region configuration:

• Config-name: CXF
• Config-revision: 1
• Instance 1 VLANs: 111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811, 911, 1011,
1111, 1211, 1311 and 1411.
• Instance 2 VLANs: 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712, 812, 912, 1012,
1112, 1212, 1312 and 1412.

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TIP: You can find a copy of that script in the “CXF Region Configuration.txt”
contained in the “CXF Student Folder” on PC-1’s desktop. Feel free to copy
and paste it when needed.
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T11-Access-1# configure terminal

T11-Access-1(config)# spanning-tree config-name CXF
T11-Access-1(config)# spanning-tree config-revision 1
T11-Access-1(config)# spanning-tree instance 1 vlan
111,211,311,411,511,611,711,811,911,1011,1111,1211,1311,1411
T11-Access-1(config)#spanning-tree instance 2 vlan
112,212,312,412,512,612,712,812,912,1012,1112,1212,1312,1412
T11-Access-1(config)# end

14. Confirm config ID, revision number and digest match the ones seen on Task 1
step 3.

T11-Access-1# show spanning-tree mst-config | include MST

15. Move to Access-2 and repeat steps 12 and 13.

T11-Access-2# configure terminal

T11-Access-2(config)# spanning-tree config-name CXF
T11-Access-2(config)# spanning-tree config-revision 1
T11-Access-2(config)# spanning-tree instance 1 vlan
111,211,311,411,511,611,711,811,911,1011,1111,1211,1311,1411

T11-Access-2(config)# spanning-tree instance 2 vlan

112,212,312,412,512,612,712,812,912,1012,1112,1212,1312,1412
T11-Access-1(config)# end
T11-Access-2# show spanning-tree mst-config | include MST

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Core-1 (via PC-1)
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16. Move to Core-1 and explore its STP priorities configuration.

Core-1(config)# show running-config | include priority

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Core-2 (via PC-1)
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17. Move to Core-2 and repeat the previous step.

Core-2(config)# show running-config | include priority

18. Move to Access-1.

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Access-1
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19. Use the “show spanning-tree mst 0” command to look at information about
instance 0.
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T11-Access-1# show spanning-tree mst 0 | begin 25 Root | exclude Disabled

20. Repeat step 19 for instance 1 and 2.

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T11-Access-1# show spanning-tree mst 1 | begin 25 Root | exclude Disabled

21. Display the MAC address table.

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T11-Access-1(config)# show mac-address-table

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PC-1 and PC-3
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22. Stop the pings.

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Task 3: Save Your Configurations
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Objectives

Save your configurations and create checkpoints. Note that lab checkpoints might be
used by later activities.
Steps
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Access-1 and Access-2
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1. Save the current Access and Core switches’ configuration in the startup
checkpoint.

T11-Access-1# write memory

T11-Access-2# write memory

2. Backup the current Access switches’ configuration as a custom checkpoint called

Lab5-2_final.

T11-Access-1# copy running-config checkpoint Lab5-2_final

T11-Access-2# copy running-config checkpoint Lab5-2_final

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You have completed Lab 5.2!
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