Specifications

IP Switching Commands
clear ip mds
ISW-25
Cisco IOS IP Switching Command Reference
May 2008
clear ip mds
To clear multicast distributed switching (MDS) information from the router, use the clear ip mds
command in privileged EXEC mode.
clear ip mds {all | [vrf vrf-name] forwarding}
Syntax Description
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router
On a Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router the clear ip mds command must be run in privileged EXEC
mode on a linecard.
Examples The following example clears all line card routes in an MFIB table on a Cisco 12000 Series Internet
Router:
Router# attach 1
LC-Slot1> enable
LC-Slot1# clear ip mds forwarding
The following example clears all line card routes in an MFIB table on a Cisco 7500 Series
Router:
Router# clear ip mds forwarding
all (Optional) Clear all IP MDS information.
vrf (Optional) A Virtual Private Network (VPN) routing and forwarding (VRF)
instance.
vrf-name (Optional) Name assigned to the VRF.
forwarding (Optional) Clears all linecard routes from a Multicast Forwarding
Information Base (MFIB) table and resynchronizes it with the Route
Processor (RP).
Release Modification
11.2(11)GS This command was introduced.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.
12.2SX This command is supported in the Cisco IOS Release 12.2SX train. Support
in a specific 12.2SX release of this train depends on your feature set,
platform, and platform hardware.