Setup Guide

Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group...................................................................................................... 982
Modifying Global Parameters....................................................................................................................................... 982
Modifying Interface STP Parameters..........................................................................................................................983
Enabling PortFast.......................................................................................................................................................... 983
Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard.................................................................................................984
Selecting STP Root....................................................................................................................................................... 986
STP Root Guard.............................................................................................................................................................986
Root Guard Scenario...............................................................................................................................................986
Conguring Root Guard.......................................................................................................................................... 987
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes...........................................................................988
Conguring Spanning Trees as Hitless........................................................................................................................988
STP Loop Guard............................................................................................................................................................ 988
Conguring Loop Guard..........................................................................................................................................990
Displaying STP Guard Conguration........................................................................................................................... 990
52 SupportAssist.......................................................................................................................................... 992
Conguring SupportAssist Using a Conguration Wizard........................................................................................993
Conguring SupportAssist Manually........................................................................................................................... 993
Conguring SupportAssist Activity............................................................................................................................. 995
Conguring SupportAssist Company..........................................................................................................................996
Conguring SupportAssist Person...............................................................................................................................997
Conguring SupportAssist Server............................................................................................................................... 997
Viewing SupportAssist Conguration......................................................................................................................... 998
53 System Time and Date........................................................................................................................... 1000
Network Time Protocol............................................................................................................................................... 1000
Protocol Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 1001
Congure the Network Time Protocol.................................................................................................................1001
Enabling NTP..........................................................................................................................................................1002
Conguring NTP Broadcasts................................................................................................................................1002
Disabling NTP on an Interface..............................................................................................................................1003
Conguring a Source IP Address for NTP Packets............................................................................................1003
Conguring NTP Authentication..........................................................................................................................1003
Conguring NTP control key password...............................................................................................................1006
Conguring a Custom-dened Period for NTP time Synchronization............................................................ 1006
Dell EMC Networking OS Time and Date................................................................................................................. 1006
Conguration Task List .........................................................................................................................................1006
Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock..............................................................................1006
Setting the Timezone.............................................................................................................................................1007
Set Daylight Saving Time.......................................................................................................................................1007
Setting Daylight Saving Time Once......................................................................................................................1007
Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time..............................................................................................................1008
54 Tunneling................................................................................................................................................ 1010
Conguring a Tunnel.....................................................................................................................................................1010
Conguring Tunnel Keepalive Settings........................................................................................................................1011
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