Configuring Multicast Static Routes

Note

Multicast static routes are supported in the IPv4 address family, but not the IPv6 address family.

Static routes are used to reach networks not advertised by routers, and are manually entered into the routing table.

You can use either of two commands to create multicast static routes. The recommended command is the following:
configure iproute add [ipNetmask | ip_addr mask] gateway {metric} {multicast | multicast-only | unicast | unicast-only} {vr vrname}
For example:
```
configure iproute add 55.1.10.0/24 44.1.12.33 multicast
```
The following command is still supported for backward compatibility with earlier ExtremeXOS software releases:
configure ipmroute add [source-net mask-len | source-net mask] {{protocol} protocol} rpf-address {metric} {vr vr-name}
In the following example, the configure ipmroute add command is used to specify protocol information for a route:
```
configure ipmroute add 58.1.10.0/24 ospf 44.1.12.33
```
Note
Ipmroute not supported for IPv6.

When a static route is configured with protocol information, the route is shown as UP only when the protocol route is available. Otherwise, the route is Down. In the example above, the multicast static route 58.1.10.0/24 is shown as UP only when the OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) route is available to reach the network 58.1.10.0/24.
Static routes are stored in the switch configuration and can be viewed with the show configuration command. Static multicast routes that do not include protocol information are displayed using the configure iproute command format, even if they were created using the configure ipmroute command. Static routes that are created with a protocol field are displayed using the configure ipmroute command format.

Published March 2020prev | next

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