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Inuencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................580
Interoperate with Non-Dell Networking OS Bridges..................................................................................................581
Modifying Global Parameters........................................................................................................................................581
Modifying the Interface Parameters............................................................................................................................582
Conguring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 583
Conguring Fast Hellos for Link State Detection...................................................................................................... 584
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change....................................................................................................... 584
MSTP Sample Congurations......................................................................................................................................584
Router 1 Running-CongurationRouter 2 Running-CongurationRouter 3 Running-
CongurationSFTOS Example Running-Conguration.......................................................................................585
Debugging and Verifying MSTP Congurations........................................................................................................ 588
36 Multicast Features...................................................................................................................................590
Enabling IP Multicast.....................................................................................................................................................590
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 590
First Packet Forwarding for Lossless Multicast..........................................................................................................591
IPv4 Multicast Policies...................................................................................................................................................591
Limiting the Number of Multicast Routes............................................................................................................. 591
Preventing a Host from Joining a Group.............................................................................................................. 592
Preventing a PIM Router from Forming an Adjacency....................................................................................... 594
Preventing a Source from Registering with the RP............................................................................................ 595
Preventing a PIM Router from Processing a Join............................................................................................... 598
Understanding Multicast Traceroute (mtrace).......................................................................................................... 598
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 599
Printing Multicast Traceroute (mtrace) Paths........................................................................................................... 599
Supported Error Codes.................................................................................................................................................600
mtrace Scenarios............................................................................................................................................................601
37 NPIV Proxy Gateway................................................................................................................................607
Benets of an NPIV Proxy Gateway............................................................................................................................607
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operation...................................................................................................................................607
NPIV Proxy Gateway: Protocol Services.............................................................................................................. 609
NPIV Proxy Gateway Functionality....................................................................................................................... 609
NPIV Proxy Gateway: Terms and Denitions....................................................................................................... 609
DCB Maps................................................................................................................................................................. 610
FCoE Maps............................................................................................................................................................... 610
Congure an NPIV Proxy Gateway...............................................................................................................................611
Enabling Fibre Channel Capability on the Switch..................................................................................................611
Creating a DCB Map................................................................................................................................................ 612
Applying a DCB Map on Server-Facing Ethernet Ports...................................................................................... 613
Creating an FCoE VLAN..........................................................................................................................................613
FCoE Maps................................................................................................................................................................613
Applying an FCoE Map on Server-Facing Ethernet Ports.................................................................................. 614
Applying an FCoE Map on Fabric-Facing FC Ports............................................................................................. 615
Sample Conguration...............................................................................................................................................615
Display NPIV Proxy Gateway Information................................................................................................................... 616
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