This cfg is based on the MST domain becoming the CIST root for the whole estate All mst instances having their priority's lower than any pvst switch site A ------ C9K-1 stp mst all instances (inc 0) priority 16384 6509 stp pvst vlan 1 priority = 61440 All other vlans = priority 57344 C9k-2 stp pvst All vlans = priority 61440 site B ------ C9K-1 stp mst all instances (inc 0) priority 0 apply guard root on links interconnecting site A-C C9K-2 (spoke) stp pvst vlan 1 priority = 61440 All other vlans = priority 57344 site C ------ M3600 stp pvst vlan 1 priority = 61440 All other vlans = priority 57344 any switch behind M33600 set All vlans = priority 61440