Users Guide

29 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)........................................................................................ 535
Protocol Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 535
Anycast RP.....................................................................................................................................................................536
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 537
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol....................................................................................................... 537
Related Configuration Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 537
Enable MSDP..................................................................................................................................................................541
Manage the Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................................................542
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 542
Limiting the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 542
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................543
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache.......................................................................................................543
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check..................................................................................... 543
Specifying Source-Active Messages.......................................................................................................................... 546
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer.................................................................................................. 547
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source...................................................................................................... 547
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source..................................................................................................548
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.................................................................................................548
Logging Changes in Peership States.......................................................................................................................... 549
Terminating a Peership.................................................................................................................................................549
Clearing Peer Statistics................................................................................................................................................ 550
Debugging MSDP..........................................................................................................................................................550
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................ 551
Configuring Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................... 552
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................ 553
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................553
MSDP Sample Configurations..................................................................................................................................... 555
30 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)............................................................................................... 558
Protocol Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 558
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................559
Implementation Information...................................................................................................................................559
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol...............................................................................................................559
Related Configuration Tasks..................................................................................................................................560
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally......................................................................................................................560
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 560
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................ 561
Influencing MSTP Root Selection............................................................................................................................... 562
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges............................................................................................................................ 562
Changing the Region Name or Revision.....................................................................................................................563
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................563
Modifying the Interface Parameters...........................................................................................................................564
Configuring an EdgePort..............................................................................................................................................565
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change...................................................................................................... 566
MSTP Sample Configurations......................................................................................................................................566
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