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- Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the Z9500 Switch 9.13.0.0
- About this Guide
- Configuration Fundamentals
- Getting Started
- Console Access
- Default Configuration
- Configuring a Host Name
- Accessing the System Remotely
- Configuring the Enable Password
- Configuration File Management
- Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option
- View Command History
- Upgrading Dell EMC Networking OS
- Verify Software Images Before Installation
- Management
- Configuring Privilege Levels
- Configuring Logging
- Track Login Activity
- Limit Concurrent Login Sessions
- Enabling Secured CLI Mode
- Log Messages in the Internal Buffer
- Disabling System Logging
- Sending System Messages to a Syslog Server
- Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging Configuration
- Changing System Logging Settings
- Configuring a UNIX Logging Facility Level
- Synchronizing Log Messages
- Enabling Timestamp on Syslog Messages
- File Transfer Services
- Terminal Lines
- Setting Timeout for EXEC Privilege Mode
- Using Telnet to get to Another Network Device
- Lock CONFIGURATION Mode
- Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the Z9000 System
- Ignoring the Startup Configuration and Booting from the Factory-Default Configuration
- Recovering from a Failed Start on the Z9000 System
- Restoring the Factory Default Settings
- Viewing the Reason for Last System Reboot
- 802.1X
- Port-Authentication Process
- Configuring 802.1X
- Important Points to Remember
- Enabling 802.1X
- Configuring dot1x Profile
- Configuring the Static MAB and MAB Profile
- Configuring Critical VLAN
- Configuring MAC addresses for a do1x Profile
- Configuring Request Identity Re-Transmissions
- Forcibly Authorizing or Unauthorizing a Port
- Re-Authenticating a Port
- Configuring Timeouts
- Configuring Dynamic VLAN Assignment with Port Authentication
- Guest and Authentication-Fail VLANs
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- IP Fragment Handling
- Configure a Standard IP ACL
- Configure an Extended IP ACL
- Configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs
- Using ACL VLAN Groups
- Applying an IP ACL
- IP Prefix Lists
- ACL Resequencing
- Route Maps
- Important Points to Remember
- Configuring UDF ACL
- Configuring IP Mirror Access Group
- Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)
- Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
- Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
- Autonomous Systems (AS)
- Sessions and Peers
- Route Reflectors
- BGP Attributes
- Multiprotocol BGP
- Implement BGP with Dell EMC Networking OS
- Configuration Information
- BGP Configuration
- Enabling BGP
- Configuring AS4 Number Representations
- Configuring Peer Groups
- Configuring BGP Fast Fall-Over
- Configuring Passive Peering
- Maintaining Existing AS Numbers During an AS Migration
- Allowing an AS Number to Appear in its Own AS Path
- Enabling Neighbor Graceful Restart
- Filtering on an AS-Path Attribute
- Regular Expressions as Filters
- Redistributing Routes
- Enabling Additional Paths
- Configuring IP Community Lists
- Configuring an IP Extended Community List
- Filtering Routes with Community Lists
- Manipulating the COMMUNITY Attribute
- Changing MED Attributes
- Changing the LOCAL_PREFERENCE Attribute
- Configuring the local System or a Different System to be the Next Hop for BGP-Learned Routes
- Changing the WEIGHT Attribute
- Enabling Multipath
- Filtering BGP Routes
- Filtering BGP Routes Using Route Maps
- Filtering BGP Routes Using AS-PATH Information
- Configuring BGP Route Reflectors
- Aggregating Routes
- Configuring BGP Confederations
- Enabling Route Flap Dampening
- Changing BGP Timers
- Enabling BGP Neighbor Soft-Reconfiguration
- Enabling or disabling BGP neighbors
- Route Map Continue
- Enabling MBGP Configurations
- BGP Regular Expression Optimization
- Debugging BGP
- Sample Configurations
- Content Addressable Memory (CAM)
- Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
- Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging
- Priority-Based Flow Control
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
- Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBx)
- Enabling Data Center Bridging
- Data Center Bridging: Default Configuration
- Configuring Priority-Based Flow Control
- Configuring PFC in a DCB Map
- Applying a DCB Map on a Port
- Configuring PFC without a DCB Map
- Priority-Based Flow Control Using Dynamic Buffer Method
- Behavior of Tagged Packets
- Operations on Untagged Packets
- Configuration Example for DSCP and PFC Priorities
- SNMP Support for PFC and Buffer Statistics Tracking
- Generation of PFC for a Priority for Untagged Packets
- Performing PFC Using DSCP Bits Instead of 802.1p Bits
- PFC and ETS Configuration Examples
- Using PFC to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic
- Configure Enhanced Transmission Selection
- Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies
- Applying the DCB Policies on Linecard
- Applying DCB Policies on SFM Ports
- Using ETS to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic
- Configure a DCBx Operation
- Verifying the DCB Configuration
- QoS dot1p Traffic Classification and Queue Assignment
- Configuring the Dynamic Buffer Method
- Sample DCB Configuration
- Debugging and Diagnostics
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- DHCP Packet Format and Options
- Assign an IP Address using DHCP
- Implementation Information
- Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
- Configure the System to be a Relay Agent
- Configure the System to be a DHCP Client
- Configure Secure DHCP
- Option 82
- DHCP Snooping
- Enabling DHCP Snooping
- Enabling IPv6 DHCP Snooping
- Adding a Static Entry in the Binding Table
- Adding a Static IPV6 DHCP Snooping Binding Table
- Clearing the Binding Table
- Clearing the DHCP IPv6 Binding Table
- Displaying the Contents of the Binding Table
- Displaying the Contents of the DHCPv6 Binding Table
- Debugging the IPv6 DHCP
- IPv6 DHCP Snooping MAC-Address Verification
- Configuring the DHCP secondary-subnet
- Drop DHCP Packets on Snooped VLANs Only
- Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Configuring Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Source Address Validation
- Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)
- FIP Snooping
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Ensure Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network
- FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges
- Using FIP Snooping
- FIP Snooping Prerequisites
- Important Points to Remember
- Enabling the FCoE Transit Feature
- Enable FIP Snooping on VLANs
- Configure the FC-MAP Value
- Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-Bridge Link
- Configure a Port for a Bridge-to-FCF Link
- Impact on Other Software Features
- FIP Snooping Restrictions
- Configuring FIP Snooping
- FCoE Transit Configuration Example
- Displaying FIP Snooping Information
- FIPS Cryptography
- Flex Hash
- Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)
- GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
- Interfaces
- Port Numbering Convention
- Interface Types
- View Basic Interface Information
- Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State
- Enabling a Physical Interface
- Physical Interfaces
- Egress Interface Selection (EIS)
- Management Interfaces
- VLAN Interfaces
- Loopback Interfaces
- Null Interfaces
- Port Channel Interfaces
- Port Channel Definition and Standards
- Port Channel Benefits
- Port Channel Implementation
- Interfaces in Port Channels
- Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces
- Creating a Port Channel
- Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel
- Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
- Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
- Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN
- Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel
- Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel
- Load Balancing Through Port Channels
- Changing the Hash Algorithm
- Bulk Configuration
- Defining Interface Range Macros
- Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces
- Displaying Traffic Statistics on HiGig Ports
- Link Bundle Monitoring
- Monitoring HiGig Link Bundles
- Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers
- Splitting 40G Ports without Reload
- Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports
- Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics
- Link Dampening
- Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control
- Configure the MTU Size on an Interface
- Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
- View Advanced Interface Information
- Configuring the Traffic Sampling Size Globally
- Dynamic Counters
- Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
- IPv4 Routing
- IP Addresses
- Configuration Tasks for IP Addresses
- Assigning IP Addresses to an Interface
- Configuring Static Routes
- Configure Static Routes for the Management Interface
- Enabling Directed Broadcast
- Resolution of Host Names
- Enabling Dynamic Resolution of Host Names
- Specifying the Local System Domain and a List of Domains
- Configuring DNS with Traceroute
- ARP
- Configuration Tasks for ARP
- Configuring Static ARP Entries
- Enabling Proxy ARP
- Clearing ARP Cache
- ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP
- Enabling ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP
- ARP Learning via ARP Request
- Configuring ARP Retries
- ICMP
- Configuration Tasks for ICMP
- Enabling ICMP Unreachable Messages
- UDP Helper
- Enabling UDP Helper
- Configuring a Broadcast Address
- Configurations Using UDP Helper
- UDP Helper with Broadcast-All Addresses
- UDP Helper with Subnet Broadcast Addresses
- UDP Helper with Configured Broadcast Addresses
- UDP Helper with No Configured Broadcast Addresses
- Troubleshooting UDP Helper
- IPv6 Routing
- Protocol Overview
- Implementing IPv6 with Dell EMC Networking OS
- Longest Prefix Match (LPM) Table and IPv6 /65 – /128 support
- ICMPv6
- Path MTU Discovery
- IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
- Secure Shell (SSH) Over an IPv6 Transport
- Configuration Tasks for IPv6
- Adjusting Your CAM-Profile
- Assigning an IPv6 Address to an Interface
- Assigning a Static IPv6 Route
- Configuring Telnet with IPv6
- SNMP over IPv6
- Displaying IPv6 Information
- Displaying an IPv6 Interface Information
- Showing IPv6 Routes
- Showing the Running-Configuration for an Interface
- Clearing IPv6 Routes
- Disabling ND Entry Timeout
- Configuring IPv6 RA Guard
- iSCSI Optimization
- iSCSI Optimization Overview
- Default iSCSI Optimization Values
- iSCSI Optimization Prerequisites
- Configuring iSCSI Optimization
- Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information
- Enable and Disable iSCSI Optimization
- Synchronizing iSCSI Sessions Learned on VLT-Lags with VLT-Peer
- Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows
- Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows
- Detection and Auto-Configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays
- Configuring Detection and Ports for Dell Compellent Arrays
- Application of Quality of Service to iSCSI Traffic Flows
- Intermediate System to Intermediate System
- IS-IS Protocol Overview
- IS-IS Addressing
- Multi-Topology IS-IS
- Graceful Restart
- Implementation Information
- Configuration Information
- IS-IS Metric Styles
- Configure Metric Values
- Sample Configurations
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
- Layer 2
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- 802.1AB (LLDP) Overview
- Optional TLVs
- TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Overview
- Configure LLDP
- CONFIGURATION versus INTERFACE Configurations
- Enabling LLDP
- Enabling LLDP on Management Ports
- Advertising TLVs
- Storing and Viewing Unrecognized LLDP TLVs
- Viewing the LLDP Configuration
- Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Neighbors
- Configuring LLDPDU Intervals
- Configuring LLDP Notification Interval
- Configuring Transmit and Receive Mode
- Configuring the Time to Live Value
- Debugging LLDP
- Relevant Management Objects
- Microsoft Network Load Balancing
- Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
- Anycast RP
- Implementation Information
- Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
- Enable MSDP
- Manage the Source-Active Cache
- Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check
- Specifying Source-Active Messages
- Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer
- Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source
- Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source
- Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source
- Logging Changes in Peership States
- Terminating a Peership
- Clearing Peer Statistics
- Debugging MSDP
- MSDP with Anycast RP
- Configuring Anycast RP
- MSDP Sample Configurations
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
- Spanning Tree Variations
- Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally
- Adding and Removing Interfaces
- Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances
- Influencing MSTP Root Selection
- Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges
- Changing the Region Name or Revision
- Modifying Global Parameters
- Modifying the Interface Parameters
- Configuring an EdgePort
- Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change
- MSTP Sample Configurations
- Debugging and Verifying MSTP Configurations
- Multicast Features
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)
- Protocol Overview
- OSPF with Dell EMC Networking OS
- Configuration Information
- Configuration Task List for OSPFv2 (OSPF for IPv4)
- Enabling OSPFv2
- Assigning a Router ID
- Assigning an OSPFv2 Area
- Enable OSPFv2 on Interfaces
- Configuring Stub Areas
- Configuring LSA Throttling Timers
- Enabling Passive Interfaces
- Enabling Fast-Convergence
- Changing OSPFv2 Parameters on Interfaces
- Enabling OSPFv2 Authentication
- Configuring Virtual Links
- Creating Filter Routes
- Applying Prefix Lists
- Redistributing Routes
- Troubleshooting OSPFv2
- Sample Configurations for OSPFv2
- Configuration Task List for OSPFv2 (OSPF for IPv4)
- OSPFv3 NSSA
- Configuration Task List for OSPFv3 (OSPF for IPv6)
- Enabling IPv6 Unicast Routing
- Applying cost for OSPFv3
- Assigning IPv6 Addresses on an Interface
- Assigning Area ID on an Interface
- Assigning OSPFv3 Process ID and Router ID Globally
- Configuring Stub Areas
- Configuring Passive-Interface
- Redistributing Routes
- Configuring a Default Route
- OSPFv3 Authentication Using IPsec
- Troubleshooting OSPFv3
- Pay As You Grow
- PIM Sparse-Mode (PIM-SM)
- PIM Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM)
- Policy-based Routing (PBR)
- Port Monitoring
- Private VLANs (PVLAN)
- Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
- Protocol Overview
- Implementation Information
- Configure Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus
- Enabling PVST+
- Disabling PVST+
- Influencing PVST+ Root Selection
- Modifying Global PVST+ Parameters
- Modifying Interface PVST+ Parameters
- Configuring an EdgePort
- PVST+ in Multi-Vendor Networks
- Enabling PVST+ Extend System ID
- PVST+ Sample Configurations
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Implementation Information
- Port-Based QoS Configurations
- Policy-Based QoS Configurations
- DSCP Color Maps
- Enabling QoS Rate Adjustment
- Enabling Strict-Priority Queueing
- Weighted Random Early Detection
- Explicit Congestion Notification
- Configuring Weights and ECN for WRED
- Pre-Calculating Available QoS CAM Space
- SNMP Support for Buffer Statistics Tracking
- Enabling Buffer Statistics Tracking
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- Remote Monitoring (RMON)
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- Protocol Overview
- Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree
- Important Points to Remember
- Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode
- Enabling Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Globally
- Adding and Removing Interfaces
- Modifying Global Parameters
- Modifying Interface Parameters
- Influencing RSTP Root Selection
- Configuring an EdgePort
- Configuring Fast Hellos for Link State Detection
- Security
- Role-Based Access Control
- AAA Accounting
- AAA Authentication
- Obscuring Passwords and Keys
- AAA Authorization
- RADIUS
- RADIUS Authentication
- Configuration Task List for RADIUS
- Support for Change of Authorization and Disconnect Messages packets
- Change of Authorization (CoA) packets
- Disconnect Messages
- Attributes
- Error-cause Values
- CoA Packet Processing
- CoA or DM Discard
- Disconnect Message Processing
- Configuring DAC
- Configuring the port number
- Configuring shared key
- Disconnecting administrative users logged in through RADIUS
- Configuring CoA to bounce 802.1x enabled ports
- Configuring CoA to re-authenticate 802.1x sessions
- Terminating the 802.1x user session
- Disabling 802.1x enabled port
- Important points to remember
- Configuring replay protection
- Rate-limiting RADIUS packets
- Configuring time-out value
- TACACS+
- Protection from TCP Tiny and Overlapping Fragment Attacks
- Enabling SCP and SSH
- Using SCP with SSH to Copy a Software Image
- Removing the RSA Host Keys and Zeroizing Storage
- Configuring When to Re-generate an SSH Key
- Configuring the SSH Server Cipher List
- Configuring the HMAC Algorithm for the SSH Server
- Configuring the HMAC Algorithm for the SSH Client
- Configuring the SSH Server Cipher List
- Configuring the SSH Client Cipher List
- Secure Shell Authentication
- Troubleshooting SSH
- Telnet
- VTY Line and Access-Class Configuration
- Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
- Configuring the System to Drop Certain ICMP Reply Messages
- Dell EMC Networking OS Security Hardening
- Service Provider Bridging
- sFlow
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Protocol Overview
- Implementation Information
- Configuration Task List for SNMP
- Important Points to Remember
- Set up SNMP
- Reading Managed Object Values
- Writing Managed Object Values
- Configuring Contact and Location Information using SNMP
- Subscribing to Managed Object Value Updates using SNMP
- Enabling a Subset of SNMP Traps
- Enabling an SNMP Agent to Notify Syslog Server Failure
- Copy Configuration Files Using SNMP
- Copying a Configuration File
- Copying Configuration Files via SNMP
- Copying the Startup-Config Files to the Running-Config
- Copying the Startup-Config Files to the Server via FTP
- Copying the Startup-Config Files to the Server via TFTP
- Copy a Binary File to the Startup-Configuration
- Additional MIB Objects to View Copy Statistics
- Obtaining a Value for MIB Objects
- MIB Support to Display Reason for Last System Reboot
- MIB Support for Power Monitoring
- MIB Support to Display the Available Memory Size on Flash
- MIB Support to Display the Software Core Files Generated by the System
- SNMP Support for WRED Green/Yellow/Red Drop Counters
- MIB Support to Display the Available Partitions on Flash
- MIB Support to Display Egress Queue Statistics
- MIB Support to ECMP Group Count
- MIB Support for entAliasMappingTable
- MIB Support for LAG
- MIB Support to Display Unrecognized LLDP TLVs
- Manage VLANs using SNMP
- Managing Overload on Startup
- Enabling and Disabling a Port using SNMP
- Fetch Dynamic MAC Entries using SNMP
- Deriving Interface Indices
- Monitoring BGP sessions via SNMP
- Monitor Port-Channels
- Troubleshooting SNMP Operation
- Transceiver Monitoring
- Storm Control
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Protocol Overview
- Configure Spanning Tree
- Important Points to Remember
- Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode
- Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Globally
- Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group
- Modifying Global Parameters
- Modifying Interface STP Parameters
- Enabling PortFast
- Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard
- Selecting STP Root
- STP Root Guard
- Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes
- STP Loop Guard
- Displaying STP Guard Configuration
- SupportAssist
- System Time and Date
- Tunneling
- Upgrade Procedures
- Uplink Failure Detection (UFD)
- Virtual LANs (VLANs)
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
- Overview
- Configure Virtual Link Trunking
- RSTP Configuration
- Preventing Forwarding Loops in a VLT Domain
- Sample RSTP Configuration
- Configuring VLT
- Configuring a VLT Interconnect
- Enabling VLT and Creating a VLT Domain
- Configuring a VLT Backup Link
- Configuring a VLT Port Delay Period
- Reconfiguring the Default VLT Settings (Optional)
- Connecting a VLT Domain to an Attached Access Device (Switch or Server)
- Configuring a VLT VLAN Peer-Down (Optional)
- Configuring Enhanced VLT (Optional)
- VLT Sample Configuration
- PVST+ Configuration
- Peer Routing Configuration Example
- eVLT Configuration Example
- PIM-Sparse Mode Configuration Example
- Verifying a VLT Configuration
- Additional VLT Sample Configurations
- Troubleshooting VLT
- Specifying VLT Nodes in a PVLAN
- Configuring a VLT VLAN or LAG in a PVLAN
- Proxy ARP Capability on VLT Peer Nodes
- VLT Nodes as Rendezvous Points for Multicast Resiliency
- Configuring VLAN-Stack over VLT
- IPv6 Peer Routing in VLT Domains Overview
- VLT Proxy Gateway
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- VRRP Overview
- VRRP Benefits
- VRRP Implementation
- VRRP Configuration
- Configuration Task List
- Creating a Virtual Router
- Configuring the VRRP Version for an IPv4 Group
- Assign Virtual IP addresses
- Configuring a Virtual IP Address
- Setting VRRP Group (Virtual Router) Priority
- Configuring VRRP Authentication
- Disabling Preempt
- Changing the Advertisement Interval
- Track an Interface or Object
- Tracking an Interface
- Setting VRRP Initialization Delay
- Configuration Task List
- Sample Configurations
- Standards Compliance
- X.509v3
- Introduction to X.509v3 certification
- X.509v3 support in
- Information about installing CA certificates
- Information about Creating Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)
- Information about installing trusted certificates
- Transport layer security (TLS)
- Online Certificate Status Protocol (OSCP)
- Verifying certificates
- Event logging
Debugging LLDP............................................................................................................................................................. 508
Relevant Management Objects...................................................................................................................................509
Chapter 31: Microsoft Network Load Balancing..........................................................................513
NLB Unicast and Multicast Modes..............................................................................................................................513
NLB Benefits.....................................................................................................................................................................514
NLB Restrictions..............................................................................................................................................................514
NLB VLAN Flooding........................................................................................................................................................ 515
Configuring NLB on a Switch....................................................................................................................................... 515
Chapter 32: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).........................................................516
Anycast RP........................................................................................................................................................................517
Implementation Information.......................................................................................................................................... 518
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol......................................................................................................518
Related Configuration Tasks...................................................................................................................................518
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................... 522
Manage the Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................................................523
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 523
Limiting the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................523
Clearing the Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................................... 523
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache..................................................................................................... 524
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check.................................................................................. 524
Specifying Source-Active Messages..........................................................................................................................527
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer................................................................................................528
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.................................................................................................... 528
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source............................................................................................... 529
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.............................................................................................. 529
Logging Changes in Peership States......................................................................................................................... 530
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................530
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................530
Debugging MSDP.............................................................................................................................................................531
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................. 531
Configuring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................ 532
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding....................................................................................................... 533
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages............................................................................................ 533
MSDP Sample Configurations......................................................................................................................................533
Chapter 33: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)............................................................... 534
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................535
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 535
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol............................................................................................................. 535
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 535
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally.................................................................................................................... 536
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 536
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances..............................................................................................................536
Influencing MSTP Root Selection............................................................................................................................... 537
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................537
Changing the Region Name or Revision....................................................................................................................538
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................538
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