Users Guide

31 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)......................................................................................... 540
Protocol Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 540
Anycast RP......................................................................................................................................................................541
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................................... 542
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol....................................................................................................... 542
Related Configuration Tasks..................................................................................................................................542
Enable MSDP.................................................................................................................................................................546
Manage the Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................................................547
Viewing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................ 547
Limiting the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................547
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................548
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache.......................................................................................................548
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check..................................................................................... 548
Specifying Source-Active Messages...........................................................................................................................551
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer.................................................................................................. 552
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source...................................................................................................... 552
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source................................................................................................. 553
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source.................................................................................................553
Logging Changes in Peership States.......................................................................................................................... 554
Terminating a Peership.................................................................................................................................................554
Clearing Peer Statistics................................................................................................................................................ 555
Debugging MSDP..........................................................................................................................................................555
MSDP with Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................... 556
Configuring Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................557
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................ 558
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................558
MSDP Sample Configurations..................................................................................................................................... 560
32 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................................................563
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................563
Spanning Tree Variations..............................................................................................................................................564
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 564
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol...............................................................................................................564
Related Configuration Tasks..................................................................................................................................565
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally......................................................................................................................565
Adding and Removing Interfaces................................................................................................................................ 565
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances............................................................................................................... 566
Influencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................567
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges.............................................................................................................................567
Changing the Region Name or Revision.....................................................................................................................568
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................568
Modifying the Interface Parameters...........................................................................................................................569
Configuring an EdgePort.............................................................................................................................................. 570
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change....................................................................................................... 571
MSTP Sample Configurations.......................................................................................................................................571
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