Command Line Reference Guide

mac-address-table static (for Multicast MAC Address)
To configure the multicast mode of network load balancing (NLB) on the switch, you must associate a
multicast MAC address with the VLAN used to switch Layer 2 multicast traffic, and add output ports that
will receive multicast streams on the VLAN in the MAC address table.
Syntax
mac-address-table static multicast-mac-address vlan vlan-id
output-range {single-interface | interface-list | interface-
range}
To remove a MAC address, use the no mac-address-table static
multicast-mac-address vlan vlan-id output-range interface
command.
Parameters
multicast-mac-
address
Enter the 48-bit hexadecimal address in nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
format.
vlan vlan-id Enter a VLAN ID used to forward L2 multicast MAC traffic to
a server cluster. Valid VLAN IDs are from 1 to 4094.
NOTE: Use this option if you want multicast functionality
in an L2 VLAN without IGMP protocols.
output-range
interface
For a multicast MAC address, enter the keyword output-
range
then one of the following interfaces for which traffic
is forwarded:
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.3(0.0) Added support for multicast MAC address on the MXL
platform.
Usage
Information
When a multicast source and multicast receivers are in the same VLAN, you can
configure a router so that multicast traffic is switched only to the ports assigned to
a VLAN that is associated with a static multicast MAC address. However, before you
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