configure mld snooping vlan ports filter

configure mld snooping vlan vlan_name ports port_list filter [policy]

Description

Configures a MLD snooping policy file filter on This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, X695, X870, 5320, 5420, 5520 series switches. ports.

Syntax Description

vlan_name Specifies a VLAN name.
port_list Specifies one or more ports or slots and ports. On a SummitStack, can be a list of slots and ports. On a standalone switch, can be one or more port numbers. May be in the form 1, 2, 3-5, 2:5, 2:6-2:8.
policy Specifies the policy file for the filter.

Default

None.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to filter multicast groups to the specified VLAN ports.

The policy file used by this command is a text file that contains the IPv6 multicast addresses of the multicast groups that you wish to block.

To remove MLD snooping filtering from a port, use the none keyword version of the command.

Use the following template to create a snooping filter policy file:

#
# Add your group addresses between "Start" and "end"
# Do not touch the rest of the file!!!!
entry mldFilter {
if match any {
#------------------ Start of group addresses ------------------
nlri FF03::1/128;
nlri FF05::1/112;
#------------------- end of group addresses -------------------
} then {
deny;
}
}
entry catch_all {
if {
} then {
permit;
}

Example

The following example configures the policy file ap_multicast to filter multicast packets forwarded to VLAN marketing on ports 2:1-2:4:

configure mld snooping marketing ports 2:1-2:4 filter ap_multicast

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 15.2.

Platform Availability

This command is available on platforms that support the appropriate license. For complete information about software licensing, including how to obtain and upgrade your license and which licenses support the MLD snooping feature, see the ExtremeXOS and Switch Engine 31.7 Feature License Requirements document.