Reference Guide

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MAC Commands........................................................................................................................................................ 193
Multiple Spanning-Tree Protocol................................................................................................................................. 196
Configure MSTP........................................................................................................................................................ 196
Create instances........................................................................................................................................................ 197
Root selection.............................................................................................................................................................198
Non-Dell hardware.....................................................................................................................................................199
Region name or revision........................................................................................................................................... 199
Modify parameters.................................................................................................................................................... 199
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................200
Forward traffic........................................................................................................................................................... 201
Spanning-tree extensions........................................................................................................................................ 201
MST commands.........................................................................................................................................................204
Rapid per-VLAN spanning-tree plus............................................................................................................................212
Load balance and root selection.............................................................................................................................213
Enable RPVST+.......................................................................................................................................................... 213
Select root bridge...................................................................................................................................................... 214
Root assignment........................................................................................................................................................ 215
Loop guard...................................................................................................................................................................216
Global parameters......................................................................................................................................................216
RPVST+ commands...................................................................................................................................................217
Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol.....................................................................................................................................224
Enable globally............................................................................................................................................................224
Global parameters..................................................................................................................................................... 226
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................ 227
Root bridge selection................................................................................................................................................227
EdgePort forward traffic.........................................................................................................................................228
Spanning-tree extensions....................................................................................................................................... 228
RSTP commands.......................................................................................................................................................230
Virtual LANs..................................................................................................................................................................... 236
Default VLAN............................................................................................................................................................. 236
Create or remove VLANs........................................................................................................................................ 237
Access mode.............................................................................................................................................................. 238
Trunk mode.................................................................................................................................................................239
Assign IP address...................................................................................................................................................... 239
View VLAN configuration........................................................................................................................................240
VLAN commands........................................................................................................................................................241
Port monitoring................................................................................................................................................................243
Local port monitoring............................................................................................................................................... 243
Remote port monitoring.......................................................................................................................................... 244
Encapsulated remote port monitoring................................................................................................................. 246
Flow-based monitoring.............................................................................................................................................247
Remote port monitoring on VLT............................................................................................................................ 247
Port monitoring commands.................................................................................................................................... 249
Chapter 5: Layer 3.....................................................................................................................254
Virtual routing and forwarding.....................................................................................................................................254
Configure management VRF.................................................................................................................................. 254
Configure non-default VRF instances..................................................................................................................256
Sample VRF configuration...................................................................................................................................... 258
View VRF instance information............................................................................................................................. 262
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