switch blueprint 007...

Verify the VLAN based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM

als1#debug spann bpdu                                                                     
als1#                                                                                     
Apr  8 13:59:23: STP: VLAN0101 Fa0/7 tx BPDU: config protocol=ieee                        
    Data : 0000 00 00 00 80650009B73FCE80 00000000 80650009B73FCE80 8007 0000 1400 0200 0F0
Apr  8 13:59:23: STP: VLAN0101 Fa0/8 tx BPDU: config protocol=ieee                        
    Data : 0000 00 00 00 80650009B73FCE80 00000000 80650009B73FCE80 8008 0000 1400 0200 0F0
Apr  8 13:59:23: STP: VLAN0101 Fa0/9 tx BPDU: config protocol=ieee                        
    Data : 0000 00 00 00 80650009B73FCE80 00000000 80650009B73FCE80 8009 0000 1400 0200 0F0
Apr  8 13:59:23: STP: VLAN0101 Fa0/10 tx BPDU: config protocol=ieee 

als1#sh vlan brie                                                                         
                                                                                          
VLAN Name                             Status    Ports                                     
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------           
1    default                          active    Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4                
                                                Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/13, Fa0/14              
                                                Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/21, Fa0/22            
                                                Fa0/23, Fa0/24                            
101  VLAN0101                         active    Fa0/17, Fa0/18, Fa0/19, Fa0/20   

als1#ping 10.10.10.1                                                                      
                                                                                          
Type escape sequence to abort.                                                            
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.10.10.1, timeout is 2 seconds:                       
!!!!!                                                                                     
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 4/4/4 ms                      
als1#

als1#sh spann vlan 101                                                                    
                                                                                          
VLAN0101                                                                                  
  Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee                                                     
  Root ID    Priority    32869                                                            
             Address     0009.b73f.ce80                                                   
             This bridge is the root                                                      
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec                     
                                                                                          
  Bridge ID  Priority    32869  (priority 32768 sys-id-ext 101)                           
             Address     0009.b73f.ce80                                                   
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec                     
             Aging Time 300                                                               
                                                                                          
Interface        Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type                                         
---------------- ---- --- --------- -------- --------------------------------             
Fa0/7            Desg FWD 19        128.7    P2p                                          
Fa0/8            Desg FWD 19        128.8    P2p                                          
Fa0/9            Desg FWD 19        128.9    P2p                                          
Fa0/10           Desg FWD 19        128.10   P2p        


dls1#sh spann vlan 101

VLAN0101
  Spanning tree enabled protocol rstp
  Root ID    Priority    32869
             Address     0009.b73f.ce80
             Cost        19
             Port        7 (FastEthernet0/7)
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec

  Bridge ID  Priority    32869  (priority 32768 sys-id-ext 101)
             Address     000f.8ffe.0980
             Hello Time   2 sec  Max Age 20 sec  Forward Delay 15 sec
             Aging Time 300

Interface           Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type
------------------- ---- --- --------- -------- --------------------------------
Fa0/7               Root FWD 19        128.7    P2p Peer(STP)
Fa0/8               Altn BLK 19        128.8    P2p Peer(STP)
Fa0/9               Desg FWD 19        128.9    P2p
Fa0/10              Desg FWD 19        128.10   P2p
Fa0/11              Altn BLK 19        128.11   P2p




looks good to me...