Users Guide

31 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)......................................................................................... 542
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................542
Anycast RP.....................................................................................................................................................................543
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 544
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol....................................................................................................... 544
Related Configuration Tasks..................................................................................................................................544
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................. 548
Manage the Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................................................549
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 549
Limiting the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 549
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................550
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache.......................................................................................................550
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check.....................................................................................550
Specifying Source-Active Messages.......................................................................................................................... 553
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer.................................................................................................. 554
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source...................................................................................................... 554
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source................................................................................................. 555
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.................................................................................................555
Logging Changes in Peership States..........................................................................................................................556
Terminating a Peership.................................................................................................................................................556
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................557
Debugging MSDP.......................................................................................................................................................... 557
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................558
Configuring Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................... 559
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................560
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................560
MSDP Sample Configurations..................................................................................................................................... 562
32 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................................................565
Protocol Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 565
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................566
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 566
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol...............................................................................................................566
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 567
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally......................................................................................................................567
Adding and Removing Interfaces.................................................................................................................................567
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances............................................................................................................... 568
Influencing MSTP Root Selection............................................................................................................................... 569
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................ 569
Changing the Region Name or Revision.....................................................................................................................570
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................570
Modifying the Interface Parameters............................................................................................................................571
Configuring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 572
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change.......................................................................................................573
MSTP Sample Configurations......................................................................................................................................573
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