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Using Optivity Switch Manager, Release 1.1.0.0
Chapter 6
Using Multicast Manager
This chapter describes Multicast Manager, which you can use to monitor multicast
protocols deployed across the devices discovered by Optivity Switch Manager.
The chapter includes information about the following topics:
• What is Multicast Manager? (next)
• Starting Multicast Manager (page 123)
• Multicast Manager window (page 123)
• Using Multicast Manager (page 130)
• Viewing Multicast Manager information in Optivity Switch Manager
(page 160)
What is Multicast Manager?
Multicast Manager allows you to view devices within a network that are
participating in multicast groups and using multicast protocols, including group
addresses, source subnets, forwarding paths, and last reporters in the group.
Multicast Manager also allows you to view devices using a specific multicast
protocols, the forwarding path to either all destination devices or a selected
intermediate device.
Note: To configure multicast groups, you must use Device Manager.