Configuring Multicast Address Boundaries
Quick Steps for Configuring Multicast Address Boundaries
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
March 2011
page 4-3
Quick Steps for Configuring Multicast Address
Boundaries
Using Existing IP Interfaces
1
Before attempting to configure a multicast address boundary, be sure that you have manually loaded
the multicast protocol software for your network (e.g., PIM or DVMRP). Otherwise, you will receive an
error stating that “the specified application is not loaded.” To manually load multicast protocol software,
use the
ip load
command. For example:
-> ip load pim
2
Configure a multicast address boundary for a VLAN interface using the
ip mroute-boundary
command. Information must include the interface IP address, followed by the multicast boundary address
and the corresponding subnet mask. For example:
-> ip mroute-boundary vlan-3 239.120.0.0 255.255.0.0
On New IP Interface
1
Be sure that you have loaded one of the dynamic routing features (e.g., PIM). Otherwise, you will
receive an error stating that “the specified application is not loaded.” To load a dynamic routing feature,
use the
ip load
command. For example:
-> ip load pim
2
Create a new IP interface on an existing VLAN by specifying a valid IP address. For example:
-> ip interface vlan-2 address 178.14.1.43 vlan 3
The VLAN must already be created on the switch. For information about creating VLANs, see the
“Configuring VLANs” chapter in the
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
.
3
Configure a multicast address boundary on the IP interface. Information must include the IP address
assigned at step 2, as well as a scoped multicast address and the corresponding subnet mask.
For example:
-> ip mroute-boundary vlan-2 239.120.0.0 255.255.0.0
Note
.
Optional.
To verify the multicast boundary configuration, enter the
show ip mroute-boundary
command. The display is similar to the one shown here:
-> show ip mroute-boundary
Interface Name Interface Address Boundary Address
--------------+-----------------+-------------------
vlan-2 178.14.1.43 239.120.0.0/16
For more information about this display, see the “Multicast Routing Commands” chapter in the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
.