Users Guide

Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB.................................................................................................................... 540
31 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).......................................................................................... 541
Protocol Overview..........................................................................................................................................................541
Anycast RP.....................................................................................................................................................................542
Implementation Information..........................................................................................................................................543
Congure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol........................................................................................................543
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................543
Enable MSDP................................................................................................................................................................. 547
Manage the Source-Active Cache.............................................................................................................................. 548
Viewing the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................548
Limiting the Source-Active Cache.........................................................................................................................548
Clearing the Source-Active Cache........................................................................................................................549
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache....................................................................................................... 549
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check......................................................................................549
Specifying Source-Active Messages...........................................................................................................................552
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer...................................................................................................553
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source.......................................................................................................553
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source.................................................................................................. 554
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source................................................................................................. 554
Logging Changes in Peership States.......................................................................................................................... 555
Terminating a Peership..................................................................................................................................................555
Clearing Peer Statistics.................................................................................................................................................556
Debugging MSDP..........................................................................................................................................................556
MSDP with Anycast RP................................................................................................................................................557
Conguring Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................... 558
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding........................................................................................................ 559
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages..............................................................................................559
MSDP Sample Congurations...................................................................................................................................... 561
32 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)................................................................................................ 564
Protocol Overview.........................................................................................................................................................564
Spanning Tree Variations.............................................................................................................................................. 565
Implementation Information................................................................................................................................... 565
Congure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................565
Related Conguration Tasks...................................................................................................................................566
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally...................................................................................................................... 566
Adding and Removing Interfaces.................................................................................................................................566
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances................................................................................................................ 567
Inuencing MSTP Root Selection................................................................................................................................568
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges.............................................................................................................................568
Changing the Region Name or Revision.....................................................................................................................569
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................569
Modifying the Interface Parameters............................................................................................................................570
Conguring an EdgePort............................................................................................................................................... 571
Flush MAC Addresses after a Topology Change........................................................................................................572
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