Deployment Guide

View Details of Storm Control PFC...................................................................................................................... 888
Chapter 52: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)............................................................................... 890
Protocol Overview..........................................................................................................................................................890
Configure Spanning Tree.............................................................................................................................................. 890
Important Points to Remember....................................................................................................................................891
Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode..................................................................................................................892
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Globally................................................................................................................ 893
Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group...................................................................................................894
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................895
Modifying Interface STP Parameters........................................................................................................................ 896
Enabling PortFast........................................................................................................................................................... 896
Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard...............................................................................................897
Selecting STP Root........................................................................................................................................................ 899
STP Root Guard.............................................................................................................................................................. 899
Root Guard Scenario................................................................................................................................................899
Configuring Root Guard.......................................................................................................................................... 900
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes...................................................................... 901
Configuring Spanning Trees as Hitless.......................................................................................................................901
STP Loop Guard...............................................................................................................................................................901
Configuring Loop Guard.......................................................................................................................................... 902
Displaying STP Guard Configuration..........................................................................................................................903
Chapter 53: SupportAssist........................................................................................................ 904
Configuring SupportAssist Using a Configuration Wizard.................................................................................... 904
Configuring SupportAssist Manually.......................................................................................................................... 905
Configuring SupportAssist Activity............................................................................................................................ 906
Configuring SupportAssist Company......................................................................................................................... 908
Configuring SupportAssist Person..............................................................................................................................908
Configuring SupportAssist Server.............................................................................................................................. 909
Viewing SupportAssist Configuration......................................................................................................................... 910
Chapter 54: System Time and Date............................................................................................ 912
Network Time Protocol.................................................................................................................................................. 912
Protocol Overview.....................................................................................................................................................913
Configure the Network Time Protocol................................................................................................................. 913
Enabling NTP.............................................................................................................................................................. 913
Configuring NTP Broadcasts.................................................................................................................................. 914
Disabling NTP on an Interface................................................................................................................................ 914
Configuring a Source IP Address for NTP Packets........................................................................................... 914
Configuring NTP Authentication............................................................................................................................915
Configuring NTP control key password................................................................................................................917
Configuring the NTP Step-Threshold................................................................................................................... 917
Configuring a Custom-defined Period for NTP time Synchronization..........................................................917
Dell EMC Networking OS Time and Date.................................................................................................................. 918
Configuration Task List ........................................................................................................................................... 918
Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock............................................................................ 918
Setting the Timezone............................................................................................................................................... 918
Set Daylight Saving Time.........................................................................................................................................919
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