Users Guide

Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB.....................................................................................................................537
29 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).........................................................................................538
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................538
Anycast RP.....................................................................................................................................................................539
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 540
Congure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol........................................................................................................540
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................540
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................. 544
Manage the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................................................. 545
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 545
Limiting the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................545
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................546
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................... 546
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check......................................................................................546
Specifying Source-Active Messages...........................................................................................................................549
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer...................................................................................................550
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.......................................................................................................550
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source................................................................................................... 551
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.................................................................................................. 551
Logging Changes in Peership States...........................................................................................................................552
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................552
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................553
Debugging MSDP..........................................................................................................................................................553
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................554
Conguring Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................... 555
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................ 556
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................556
MSDP Sample Congurations..................................................................................................................................... 558
30 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP).................................................................................................561
Protocol Overview..........................................................................................................................................................561
Spanning Tree Variations.............................................................................................................................................. 562
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 562
Congure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................562
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................563
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally...................................................................................................................... 563
Adding and Removing Interfaces.................................................................................................................................563
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................ 564
Inuencing MSTP Root Selection............................................................................................................................... 565
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges.............................................................................................................................565
Changing the Region Name or Revision.....................................................................................................................566
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................566
Modifying the Interface Parameters............................................................................................................................567
Conguring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 568
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change....................................................................................................... 569
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