Optivity Switch Owner's Manual

Chapter 6 Using Multicast Manager 123
Using Optivity Switch Manager, Release 1.1.0.0
Multicast Manager features
Multicast Manager supports devices that implement rcVlanIgmpSnoop and/or
igmp, rcIpDvmrp, dvmrp, and ipMRoute MIB groups.
Multicast Manager allows you to:
• Display information on the multicast protocols configured and enabled on the
devices discovered by Optivity Switch Manager.
• Highlight all devices in the topology network map if the multicast protocol is
selected from the Multicast Manager navigation tree.
• Provide information about multicast groups with active members, including
information on group address, source subnet, and last reporters.
• Display the multicast forwarding path for a selected source/group to all
destination devices or to a selected intermediate device.
Starting Multicast Manager
To start Multicast Manager:
• From the Optivity Switch Manager menu bar, choose Tools > Multicast
Manager.
• On the keyboard, press [F4].
• On the Optivity Switch Manager toolbar, click Multicast Manager.
The Multicast Manager window opens (Figure 54).
Multicast Manager window
The Multicast Manager window contains the parts identified in Figure 54.
Do one of the following: