Users Guide

31 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)..............................................................................................567
Protocol Overview................................................................................................................................................. 567
Anycast RP...............................................................................................................................................................568
Implementation Information............................................................................................................................... 569
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol.............................................................................................569
Related Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................569
Enable MSDP............................................................................................................................................................571
Manage the Source-Active Cache...................................................................................................................... 571
Viewing the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................ 571
Limiting the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................572
Clearing the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................... 572
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................572
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check............................................................................. 572
Specifying Source-Active Messages...................................................................................................................575
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer......................................................................................... 575
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source............................................................................................. 575
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source........................................................................................ 576
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source........................................................................................ 577
Logging Changes in Peership States.................................................................................................................. 577
Terminating a Peership......................................................................................................................................... 578
Clearing Peer Statistics..........................................................................................................................................578
Debugging MSDP................................................................................................................................................... 579
MSDP with Anycast RP.......................................................................................................................................... 579
Configuring Anycast RP........................................................................................................................................580
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding...............................................................................................581
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages.......................................................................................581
MSDP Sample Configurations............................................................................................................................. 583
32 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)..................................................................................................... 588
Protocol Overview.................................................................................................................................................588
Spanning Tree Variations......................................................................................................................................589
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................... 589
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................... 589
Related Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................589
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally........................................................................................................... 590
Adding and Removing Interfaces....................................................................................................................... 590
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances......................................................................................................590
Influencing MSTP Root Selection....................................................................................................................... 591
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges...................................................................................................................592
Changing the Region Name or Revision...........................................................................................................592
Modifying Global Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 593
Modifying the Interface Parameters...................................................................................................................594
Configuring an EdgePort......................................................................................................................................595
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change............................................................................................. 595
MSTP Sample Configurations..............................................................................................................................596
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