Setting The Maximum Number Of Multicast Groups On A Port; Enabling The Multicast Group Replacement Function - HP 6125XLG Ip Multicast Configuration Manual

Setting the maximum number of multicast groups on a port

You can set the maximum number of multicast groups on a port to regulate the port traffic.
When you set the maximum number of multicast groups on a port, follow these guidelines:
This configuration is effective on the multicast groups that a port dynamically joins. If you configure
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the port as a static member port for a multicast group, this configuration is not effective on the
multicast group.
• If the number of multicast groups on a port exceeds the limit, the system removes all the forwarding
entries related to that port from the IGMP snooping forwarding table. The receiver hosts attached to
that port can join multicast groups again before the number of multicast groups on the port reaches
the limit.
To set the maximum number of multicast groups on a port:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view or Layer 2
aggregate interface view.
3. Set the maximum number of
multicast groups on a port.

Enabling the multicast group replacement function

When the number of multicast groups on a switch or a port exceeds the limit:
If the multicast group replacement is enabled, the switch or the port replaces an existing multicast
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group with a newly joined multicast group.
If the multicast group replacement is disabled, the switch or the port discards IGMP reports that are
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used for joining a new multicast group.
In some specific applications, such as channel switching, a newly joined multicast group must
automatically replace an existing multicast group. In this case, the function of multicast group
replacement must also be enabled so a user can switch from the current multicast group to a new group.
When you enable the multicast group replacement function, follow these guidelines:
This configuration is effective on the multicast groups that a port dynamically joins. If you configure
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the port as a static member port for a multicast group, this configuration is not effective on the
multicast group.
• You can enable the multicast group replacement function either for the current port in interface view
or globally for all ports in IGMP-snooping view. If the configurations are made in both interface
view and IGMP-snooping view, the configuration made in interface view takes priority.
To enable the multicast group replacement function globally:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter IGMP-snooping view.
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
igmp-snooping group-limit limit
[ vlan vlan-list ]
Command
system-view
igmp-snooping
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Remarks
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The default setting is
4294967295.
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