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Relevant Management Objects................................................................................................................................... 525
Chapter 29: Microsoft Network Load Balancing.........................................................................529
Configuring a Switch for NLB .................................................................................................................................... 530
Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB.................................................................................................................... 531
Chapter 30: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)........................................................ 532
Anycast RP.......................................................................................................................................................................533
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 534
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol..................................................................................................... 534
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 534
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................... 538
Manage the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................................. 539
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 539
Limiting the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................539
Clearing the Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................................... 539
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache..................................................................................................... 540
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check..................................................................................540
Specifying Source-Active Messages..........................................................................................................................543
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer................................................................................................544
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.................................................................................................... 544
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source............................................................................................... 545
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.............................................................................................. 545
Logging Changes in Peership States......................................................................................................................... 546
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................546
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................546
Debugging MSDP............................................................................................................................................................547
MSDP with Anycast RP.................................................................................................................................................547
Configuring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................ 548
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding.......................................................................................................549
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages............................................................................................549
MSDP Sample Configurations...................................................................................................................................... 551
Chapter 31: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)............................................................... 554
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................555
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 555
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol............................................................................................................. 555
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 555
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally.................................................................................................................... 556
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................556
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances..............................................................................................................556
Influencing MSTP Root Selection............................................................................................................................... 557
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................558
Changing the Region Name or Revision....................................................................................................................558
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................558
Modifying the Interface Parameters..........................................................................................................................559
Setting STP path cost as constant............................................................................................................................ 560
Configuring an EdgePort............................................................................................................................................... 561
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change..................................................................................................... 561
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