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Important Points to Remember................................................................................................................................... 825
Conguring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode....................................................................................................................826
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Globally...................................................................................................................827
Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group...................................................................................................... 829
Modifying Global Parameters....................................................................................................................................... 829
Modifying Interface STP Parameters..........................................................................................................................830
Enabling PortFast.......................................................................................................................................................... 830
Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard..................................................................................................831
Selecting STP Root....................................................................................................................................................... 833
STP Root Guard.............................................................................................................................................................833
Root Guard Scenario............................................................................................................................................... 833
Conguring Root Guard..........................................................................................................................................834
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes...........................................................................835
Conguring Spanning Trees as Hitless........................................................................................................................835
STP Loop Guard............................................................................................................................................................ 835
Conguring Loop Guard.......................................................................................................................................... 837
Displaying STP Guard Conguration............................................................................................................................837
51 SupportAssist...........................................................................................................................................839
Conguring SupportAssist Using a Conguration Wizard........................................................................................840
Conguring SupportAssist Manually........................................................................................................................... 840
Conguring SupportAssist Activity............................................................................................................................. 842
Conguring SupportAssist Company..........................................................................................................................843
Conguring SupportAssist Person.............................................................................................................................. 844
Conguring SupportAssist Server...............................................................................................................................844
Viewing SupportAssist Conguration......................................................................................................................... 845
52 System Time and Date............................................................................................................................. 847
Network Time Protocol.................................................................................................................................................847
Protocol Overview...................................................................................................................................................848
Congure the Network Time Protocol..................................................................................................................848
Enabling NTP............................................................................................................................................................849
Conguring NTP Broadcasts................................................................................................................................. 849
Disabling NTP on an Interface............................................................................................................................... 850
Conguring a Source IP Address for NTP Packets.............................................................................................850
Conguring NTP Authentication........................................................................................................................... 850
Conguring a Custom-dened Period for NTP time Synchronization..............................................................853
Dell Networking OS Time and Date.............................................................................................................................853
Conguration Task List ...........................................................................................................................................853
Setting the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock............................................................................... 853
Setting the Timezone..............................................................................................................................................854
Set Daylight Saving Time........................................................................................................................................854
Setting Daylight Saving Time Once.......................................................................................................................854
Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time............................................................................................................... 855
53 Tunneling................................................................................................................................................. 857
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