Multicast Vlan Configuration Task List; Configuring A Sub-Vlan-Based Multicast Vlan; Configuration Prerequisites; Configuration Guidelines - HP FlexFabric 5700 Series Configuration Manual

Multicast VLAN configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
(Required.) Perform one of the following tasks:
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Configuring a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN

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Configuring a port-based multicast
Configuring user port attributes
Assigning user ports to a multicast VLAN
(Optional.)
If you have configured both a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN and a port-based multicast VLAN on a
device, the port-based multicast VLAN configuration takes effect.
Configuring a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN
To configure a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN, you must configure a VLAN as a multicast VLAN, and
assign the VLANs that contain multicast receivers to the multicast VLAN as sub-VLANs.

Configuration prerequisites

Before you configure a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN, complete the following tasks:
Create VLANs as required.
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Enable IGMP snooping for the VLAN to be configured as the multicast VLAN, and for the VLANs
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to be configured as sub-VLANs.

Configuration guidelines

When you configure a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN, follow these guidelines:
• The VLAN to be configured as the multicast VLAN must exist.
The VLANs to be configured as sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must exist and must not be
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multicast VLANs or sub-VLANs of any other multicast VLAN.
The total number of multicast VLANs on a device must not exceed the upper limit.
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Configuration procedure

To configure a sub-VLAN-based multicast VLAN:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure a VLAN as a
multicast VLAN and enter its
view.
Setting the maximum number of multicast VLAN forwarding entries
VLAN:
Command
system-view
multicast-vlan vlan-id
50
Remarks
N/A
By default, a VLAN is not a
multicast VLAN.