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Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?

Title:Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?

Question:Why are inactive ports showing blocked when using default configuration in EXOS 22.2?

X460G2-24t-G4.6 # show vlan “Default” VLAN Interface with name Default created by user

  Admin State:         Enabled     Tagging:   802.1Q Tag 1
  Description:         None
  Virtual router:      VR-Default
  IPv4 Forwarding:     Disabled
  IPv4 MC Forwarding:  Disabled
  IPv6 Forwarding:     Disabled
  IPv6 MC Forwarding:  Disabled
  IPv6:                None
  STPD:                s0(Enabled,Auto-bind)
  Protocol:            Match all unfiltered protocols
  Loopback:            Disabled
  NetLogin:            Disabled
  OpenFlow:            Disabled
  QosProfile:          None configured
  Egress Rate Limit Designated Port: None configured
  Flood Rate Limit QosProfile:       None configured
  Ports:   34.          (Number of active ports=0)
     Untag:      1b,     2b,     3b,     4b,     5b,     6b,     7b,
                 8b,     9b,    10b,    11b,    12b,    13b,    14b,
                15b,    16b,    17b,    18b,    19b,    20b,    21b,
                22b,    23b,    24b,    25b,    26b,    27b,    28b,
                29b,    30b,    31b,    32b,    33b,    34b
      Flags:    (*) Active, (!) Disabled, (g) Load Sharing port
                (b) Port blocked on the vlan, (m) Mac-Based port
                (i) Port inactivated on the vlan due to VXLAN configuration
                (a) Egress traffic allowed for NetLogin
                (u) Egress traffic unallowed for NetLogin
                (t) Translate VLAN tag for Private-VLAN
                (s) Private-VLAN System Port, (L) Loopback port
                (x) VMAN Tag Translated port
                (G) Multi-switch LAG Group port
                (H) Dynamically added by MVRP
                (I) Dynamically added by IDM
                (U) Dynamically added uplink port
                (V) Dynamically added by VM Tracking
                

Environment:
EXOS 22.2

Answer:
-Starting in EXOS 22.2, STP is enabled by default.
-With STP enabled all ports start in the blocked state.
-once the ports become active the ports then go through the rest of the STP process of listening, Learning, and 
then start forwarding the traffic.