Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 Multicast VLAN Configuration
4-2
4.2 Configuring Multicast VLAN
Follow these steps to configure a multicast VLAN:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure a specific VLAN
as a multicast VLAN
multicast
-
vlan vlan-id
enable
Required
Disabled by default
Configure sub-VLANs for
a specific multicast VLAN
multicast
-
vlan vlan-id
subvlan vlan-list
Required
No sub-VLAN by default.
Note:
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The VLAN to be configured as the multicast VLAN and the VLANs to be configured
as sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must exist.
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The VLANs to be configured as sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must not be
multicast VLANs
z
The VLANs to be configured as the sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must not be
sub-VLANs of another multicast VLAN
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The number of sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must not exceed the
system-defined limit (an S3610 or S5510 series Ethernet switch supports up to 16
multicast VLANs, and supports up to 1000 sub-VLANs for each multicast VLAN.
The total number of sub-VLANs for all multicast VLANs on the switch cannot exceed
1000).
Caution:
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You cannot configure any multicast VLAN or a sub-VLAN of a multicast VLAN on a
device with IP multicast routing or routing enabled.
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After a VLAN is configured into a multicast VLAN, IGMP Snooping must be enabled
in the VLAN before the multicast VLAN feature can be implemented, while it is not
necessary to enable IGMP Snooping in the sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN.