Enable Multicast And Configure Limit On The Number Of Route Entries - Huawei Quidway S3900 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510

3.2.1 Enable multicast and Configure Limit on the Number of Route Entries

Table 3-2 Enable multicast and configure limit on the number of route entries
Operation
Enter system view
Enable multicast
Configure limit on
the number
multicast
entries
Note:
To protect the unused sockets against malicious attacks and improve the switch
security, S3900 series Ethernet switches provide the following function:
When the multicast routing function is enabled, the RAW socket used by the
multicast routing function is enabled.
When the multicast routing function is disabled, the RAW socket used by the
multicast routing function is disabled.
This function is implemented in the following scenarios:
Use the multicast routing-enable command to enable the multicast routing
function and enable the RAW socket used by the multicast routing function.
Use the undo multicast routing-enable command to disable the multicast routing
function and disable the RAW socket used by the multicast routing function.
Caution:
The other multicast configurations do not take effect until multicast is enabled.
Command
system-view
multicast
routing-enable
of multicast route-limit
route limit
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Chapter 3 Common Multicast Configuration
Description
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Required
Multicast must be enabled before
the multicast group management
protocol and the multicast routing
protocol are configured.
Required
By default, the limit on the number
of multicast route entries is the
maximum number supported by
the system.