Users Guide

Limitations of the NLB Feature........................................................................................................................... 504
Microsoft Clustering..............................................................................................................................................504
Enable and Disable VLAN Flooding ...................................................................................................................504
Configuring a Switch for NLB .............................................................................................................................504
Enabling a Switch for Multicast NLB............................................................................................................ 505
28 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)............................................................................................. 506
Protocol Overview.................................................................................................................................................506
Anycast RP............................................................................................................................................................... 507
Implementation Information...............................................................................................................................508
Configure Multicast Source Discovery Protocol.............................................................................................508
Related Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................508
Enable MSDP........................................................................................................................................................... 512
Manage the Source-Active Cache...................................................................................................................... 513
Viewing the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................ 513
Limiting the Source-Active Cache................................................................................................................ 513
Clearing the Source-Active Cache............................................................................................................... 514
Enabling the Rejected Source-Active Cache..............................................................................................514
Accept Source-Active Messages that Fail the RFP Check............................................................................. 514
Specifying Source-Active Messages................................................................................................................... 517
Limiting the Source-Active Messages from a Peer......................................................................................... 518
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Local Source............................................................................................. 518
Preventing MSDP from Caching a Remote Source.........................................................................................519
Preventing MSDP from Advertising a Local Source........................................................................................ 519
Logging Changes in Peership States..................................................................................................................520
Terminating a Peership.........................................................................................................................................520
Clearing Peer Statistics.......................................................................................................................................... 521
Debugging MSDP....................................................................................................................................................521
MSDP with Anycast RP.......................................................................................................................................... 522
Configuring Anycast RP........................................................................................................................................ 523
Reducing Source-Active Message Flooding...............................................................................................524
Specifying the RP Address Used in SA Messages...................................................................................... 524
MSDP Sample Configurations............................................................................................................................. 526
29 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)..................................................................................................... 529
Protocol Overview................................................................................................................................................. 529
Spanning Tree Variations......................................................................................................................................530
Implementation Information......................................................................................................................... 530
Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................... 530
Related Configuration Tasks..........................................................................................................................530
Enable Multiple Spanning Tree Globally............................................................................................................531
Adding and Removing Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 531
Creating Multiple Spanning Tree Instances...................................................................................................... 531
Influencing MSTP Root Selection....................................................................................................................... 533
Interoperate with Non-Dell Bridges...................................................................................................................533
Changing the Region Name or Revision...........................................................................................................534
Modifying Global Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 534
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