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Relevant Management Objects....................................................................................................................................514
Chapter 29: Microsoft Network Load Balancing......................................................................... 519
Configuring a Switch for NLB .................................................................................................................................... 520
Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB.................................................................................................................... 521
Chapter 30: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)........................................................ 522
Anycast RP.......................................................................................................................................................................523
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 524
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol..................................................................................................... 524
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 524
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................... 528
Manage the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................................. 529
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 529
Limiting the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................529
Clearing the Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................................... 529
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache..................................................................................................... 530
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check..................................................................................530
Specifying Source-Active Messages..........................................................................................................................533
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer................................................................................................534
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.................................................................................................... 534
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source............................................................................................... 535
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.............................................................................................. 535
Logging Changes in Peership States......................................................................................................................... 536
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................536
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................536
Debugging MSDP............................................................................................................................................................537
MSDP with Anycast RP.................................................................................................................................................537
Configuring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................ 538
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding.......................................................................................................539
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages............................................................................................539
MSDP Sample Configurations...................................................................................................................................... 541
Chapter 31: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................544
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................545
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 545
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol............................................................................................................. 545
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 545
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally.................................................................................................................... 546
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 546
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances..............................................................................................................546
Influencing MSTP Root Selection...............................................................................................................................548
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................548
Changing the Region Name or Revision....................................................................................................................548
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................549
Modifying the Interface Parameters..........................................................................................................................550
Setting STP path cost as constant.............................................................................................................................551
Configuring an EdgePort............................................................................................................................................... 551
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change.................................................................................................... 552
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