Users Guide

Conguring a Switch for NLB .....................................................................................................................................538
Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB.................................................................................................................... 539
31 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)..........................................................................................540
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................540
Anycast RP......................................................................................................................................................................541
Implementation Information..........................................................................................................................................542
Congure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol........................................................................................................542
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................542
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................. 546
Manage the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................................................. 547
Viewing the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................547
Limiting the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................547
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 548
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................... 548
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check......................................................................................548
Specifying Source-Active Messages........................................................................................................................... 551
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer...................................................................................................552
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.......................................................................................................552
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source.................................................................................................. 553
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source................................................................................................. 553
Logging Changes in Peership States...........................................................................................................................554
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................554
Clearing Peer Statistics................................................................................................................................................ 555
Debugging MSDP..........................................................................................................................................................555
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................556
Conguring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................557
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................ 558
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................558
MSDP Sample Congurations..................................................................................................................................... 560
32 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................................................ 563
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................563
Spanning Tree Variations.............................................................................................................................................. 564
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 564
Congure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................564
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................565
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally...................................................................................................................... 565
Adding and Removing Interfaces.................................................................................................................................565
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................ 566
Inuencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................567
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................. 567
Changing the Region Name or Revision..................................................................................................................... 568
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................568
Modifying the Interface Parameters........................................................................................................................... 569
Conguring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 570
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