Users Guide

30 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................................................ 499
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................499
Spanning Tree Variations.............................................................................................................................................. 500
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 500
Congure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................500
Related Conguration Tasks....................................................................................................................................501
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally.......................................................................................................................501
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................. 501
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................ 502
Inuencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................503
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges.............................................................................................................................503
Changing the Region Name or Revision..................................................................................................................... 504
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................504
Modifying the Interface Parameters........................................................................................................................... 505
Conguring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 506
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change........................................................................................................507
MSTP Sample Congurations......................................................................................................................................507
Router 1 Running-CongurationRouter 2 Running-CongurationRouter 3 Running-
CongurationSFTOS Example Running-Conguration.......................................................................................508
Debugging and Verifying MSTP Congurations..........................................................................................................511
31 Multicast Features.................................................................................................................................... 513
Enabling IP Multicast......................................................................................................................................................513
Implementation Information.......................................................................................................................................... 513
Multicast Policies............................................................................................................................................................514
IPv4 Multicast Policies.............................................................................................................................................514
Understanding Multicast Traceroute (mtrace)..................................................................................................... 521
Printing Multicast Traceroute (mtrace) Paths..................................................................................................... 522
Supported Error Codes........................................................................................................................................... 523
mtrace Scenarios..................................................................................................................................................... 524
32 Object Tracking....................................................................................................................................... 530
Object Tracking Overview............................................................................................................................................ 530
Track Layer 2 Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................... 531
Track Layer 3 Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................... 531
Track IPv4 and IPv6 Routes................................................................................................................................... 532
Set Tracking Delays................................................................................................................................................. 533
VRRP Object Tracking............................................................................................................................................ 533
Object Tracking Conguration..................................................................................................................................... 533
Tracking a Layer 2 Interface................................................................................................................................... 533
Tracking a Layer 3 Interface................................................................................................................................... 534
Track an IPv4/IPv6 Route...................................................................................................................................... 536
Displaying Tracked Objects...........................................................................................................................................539
33 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3).................................................................................... 541
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