Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 IGMP Snooping Configuration
6-6
Task
Remarks
Configuring a Static Router Port
Optional
Configuring a Port as a Simulated Group Member
Optional
Configuring a VLAN Tag for Query Message
Optional
Configuring Multicast VLAN
Optional
6.2.1 Enabling IGMP Snooping
Follow these steps to enable IGMP Snooping:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable IGMP
Snooping globally
igmp-snooping enable
Required
By default, IGMP Snooping is
disabled globally.
Enter VLAN view
vlan vlan-id
—
Enable IGMP
Snooping on the
VLAN
igmp-snooping enable
Required
By default, IGMP Snooping is
disabled on all the VLANs.
Caution:
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Although both Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast protocols can run on the same switch
simultaneously, they cannot run simultaneously on a VLAN or its corresponding
VLAN interface.
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Before enabling IGMP Snooping in a VLAN, be sure to enable IGMP Snooping
globally in system view; otherwise the IGMP Snooping settings will not take effect.
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If IGMP Snooping and VLAN VPN are enabled on a VLAN at the same time, IGMP
queries are likely to fail to pass the VLAN. You can solve this problem by configuring
VLAN tags for queries. For details, see
Configuring a VLAN Tag for Query
Messages
.
6.2.2 Configuring the Version of IGMP Snooping
With the development of multicast technologies, IGMPv3 has found increasingly wide
application. In IGMPv3, a host can not only join a specific multicast group but also
explicitly specify to receive or reject the information from a specific multicast source.