Administrator Guide

Relevant Management Objects....................................................................................................................................... 501
29 Microsoft Network Load Balancing...........................................................................................506
Configuring a Switch for NLB ........................................................................................................................................ 507
Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB........................................................................................................................507
30 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)........................................................................... 509
Anycast RP......................................................................................................................................................................... 510
Implementation Information.............................................................................................................................................. 511
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol............................................................................................................ 511
Related Configuration Tasks....................................................................................................................................... 511
Enable MSDP..................................................................................................................................................................... 515
Manage the Source-Active Cache.................................................................................................................................. 516
Viewing the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................................................516
Limiting the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................................................516
Clearing the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................................ 516
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................517
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check..........................................................................................517
Specifying Source-Active Messages...............................................................................................................................519
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer......................................................................................................520
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source..........................................................................................................520
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source..................................................................................................... 520
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source..................................................................................................... 521
Logging Changes in Peership States..............................................................................................................................522
Terminating a Peership.....................................................................................................................................................522
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................... 522
Debugging MSDP..............................................................................................................................................................523
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................... 523
Configuring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................... 524
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding............................................................................................................525
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..................................................................................................525
MSDP Sample Configurations......................................................................................................................................... 527
31 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP).................................................................................. 530
Spanning Tree Variations.................................................................................................................................................. 531
Implementation Information........................................................................................................................................531
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................... 531
Related Configuration Tasks.......................................................................................................................................531
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally..........................................................................................................................532
Adding and Removing Interfaces.................................................................................................................................... 532
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................... 532
Influencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................... 533
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges................................................................................................................................ 534
Changing the Region Name or Revision.........................................................................................................................534
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................... 534
Modifying the Interface Parameters...............................................................................................................................535
Setting STP path cost as constant.................................................................................................................................536
Configuring an EdgePort..................................................................................................................................................536
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change.......................................................................................................... 537
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