Users Guide
29 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)............................................................................................. 467
Protocol Overview................................................................................................................................................. 467
Anycast RP...............................................................................................................................................................468
Implementation Information...............................................................................................................................469
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol.............................................................................................469
Related Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................469
Enable MSDP........................................................................................................................................................... 473
Manage the Source-Active Cache......................................................................................................................474
Viewing the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................474
Limiting the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................474
Clearing the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................... 475
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache............................................................................................. 475
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check.............................................................................475
Specifying Source-Active Messages.................................................................................................................. 478
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer.........................................................................................479
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.............................................................................................479
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source........................................................................................480
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source....................................................................................... 480
Logging Changes in Peership States..................................................................................................................481
Terminating a Peership......................................................................................................................................... 481
Clearing Peer Statistics......................................................................................................................................... 482
Debugging MSDP...................................................................................................................................................482
MSDP with Anycast RP..........................................................................................................................................483
Configuring Anycast RP........................................................................................................................................484
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding.............................................................................................. 485
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages...................................................................................... 485
MSDP Sample Configurations............................................................................................................................. 487
30 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP).....................................................................................................490
Protocol Overview.................................................................................................................................................490
Spanning Tree Variations...................................................................................................................................... 491
Implementation Information..........................................................................................................................491
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol.....................................................................................................491
Related Configuration Tasks.......................................................................................................................... 491
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally........................................................................................................... 492
Adding and Removing Interfaces....................................................................................................................... 492
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances......................................................................................................492
Influencing MSTP Root Selection.......................................................................................................................494
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges.................................................................................................................. 494
Changing the Region Name or Revision...........................................................................................................494
Modifying Global Parameters..............................................................................................................................495
Modifying the Interface Parameters.................................................................................................................. 496
Configuring an EdgePort......................................................................................................................................497
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change.............................................................................................498
MSTP Sample Configurations..............................................................................................................................498
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