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Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group................................................................................................... 877
Modifying Global Parameters....................................................................................................................................... 878
Modifying Interface STP Parameters.........................................................................................................................879
Enabling PortFast............................................................................................................................................................879
Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard.............................................................................................. 880
Selecting STP Root........................................................................................................................................................ 882
STP Root Guard.............................................................................................................................................................. 882
Root Guard Scenario................................................................................................................................................ 882
Configuring Root Guard...........................................................................................................................................883
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes..................................................................... 884
Configuring Spanning Trees as Hitless...................................................................................................................... 884
STP Loop Guard..............................................................................................................................................................884
Configuring Loop Guard.......................................................................................................................................... 885
Displaying STP Guard Configuration.......................................................................................................................... 886
Chapter 52: SupportAssist........................................................................................................ 887
Configuring SupportAssist Using a Configuration Wizard.................................................................................... 887
Configuring SupportAssist Manually.......................................................................................................................... 888
Configuring SupportAssist Activity............................................................................................................................ 889
Configuring SupportAssist Company..........................................................................................................................891
Configuring SupportAssist Person.............................................................................................................................. 891
Configuring SupportAssist Server.............................................................................................................................. 892
Viewing SupportAssist Configuration........................................................................................................................ 893
Chapter 53: System Time and Date............................................................................................895
Network Time Protocol................................................................................................................................................. 895
Protocol Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 896
Configure the Network Time Protocol................................................................................................................ 896
Enabling NTP..............................................................................................................................................................896
Configuring NTP Broadcasts..................................................................................................................................897
Disabling NTP on an Interface............................................................................................................................... 897
Configuring a Source IP Address for NTP Packets.......................................................................................... 897
Configuring NTP Authentication........................................................................................................................... 898
Configuring NTP control key password...............................................................................................................900
Dell EMC Networking OS Time and Date................................................................................................................. 900
Configuration Task List .......................................................................................................................................... 900
Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock........................................................................... 900
Setting the Timezone............................................................................................................................................... 901
Set Daylight Saving Time.........................................................................................................................................901
Setting Daylight Saving Time Once.......................................................................................................................901
Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time..............................................................................................................902
Chapter 54: Tunneling............................................................................................................... 904
Configuring a Tunnel...................................................................................................................................................... 904
Configuring Tunnel Keepalive Settings......................................................................................................................905
Configuring a Tunnel Interface....................................................................................................................................905
Configuring Tunnel Allow-Remote Decapsulation...................................................................................................906
Configuring Tunnel source anylocal Decapsulation................................................................................................ 906
Guidelines for Configuring Multipoint Receive-Only Tunnels...............................................................................907
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