So next question, which flavor of spanning tree is best. I configured PVST on a reflex, but remembered that the MICE switch is a Juniper, not a Cisco. Simple dot1d? -- Dan B. On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:50 PM, David Farmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 2/19/14, 17:43 , Richard Laager wrote: >> On Wed, 2014-02-19 at 17:40 -0600, Dan Boehlke wrote: >>> The Vaultas switch has been configured to participate in spanning-tree >> >> Is that really what we want? > > There are philosophical arguments both ways on this one. Given our cooperative management there is an argument to having spanning tree there to catch us if/when we screw up. > > In a very tightly managed situation where there can be no loops then there is an argument to turn-off spanning tree, but god help you if there ever is a loop. > > > -- > ================================================ > David Farmer Email: [log in to unmask] > Office of Information Technology > University of Minnesota > 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 1-612-626-0815 > Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 1-612-812-9952 > ================================================ > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: > http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1