IGMP
You use the IGMP temlate for all vEdge Cloud and Vedge router devices.
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) allows vEdge routers to join multicast groups within a particular VPN.
To configure IGMP using vManage templates:
- Create an IGMP feature template to configure IGMP parameters, as described in this article.
- Create the interface in the VPN to use for IGMP. See the Configuration ► Templates ► VPN-Interface-Ethernet help topic.
- Create a VPN feature template to configure VPN parameters. See the Configuration ► Templates ► VPN help topic.
- Create a device template that incorporates the IGMP, interface, and VPN feature templates. See the Configuration ► Templates help topic.
Navigate to the Template Screen
- In vManage NMS, select the Configuration ► Templates screen.
- From the Templates title bar, select Feature.
- Click Add Template.
- In the left pane, select one or more devices. The right pane displays the available templates for the selected devices.
- Select the IGMP template.
The right pane displays the IGMP template form.
- The top of the form contains fields for naming the template.
- The bottom contains fields for defining parameters applicable to that template.
- A drop-down menu to the left of each parameter field defines the scope of the parameter. When you first open a feature template form, for each parameter that has a default value, the scope is set to Default. To edit a parameter field, change the scope to Global or Device Specific. Note that if a parameter's scope is Device Specific, you cannot enter a value for it in the feature template. Instead, you enter a value when you attach the template to a device.
- A plus sign (+) is displayed to the right when you can add multiple entries for the same parameter.
Minimum IGMP Configuration
The following parameters are required (unless otherwise indicated) to configure IGMP on a vEdge router:
Step | Parameter Name | Description |
---|---|---|
1. | Template Name | Enter the template name. It can be up to 128 characters and can contain only alphanumeric characters. |
2. | Description (Template) | Enter a description for the template. It can be up to 2048 characters and can contain only alphanumeric characters. |
3. | Shutdown | Ensure that No is selected to enable IGMP. |
4. | Interface | Enter the name of the interface to use for IGMP. To add an interface, click the plus sign (+). To add another interface, click the plus sign (+). To delete an interface, click the trash icon to the right of the entry. |
5. | Group Address | Under the interface name, enter the address of a multicast group for the interface to join. To add another multicast group, click the plus sign (+).To delete a group, click the trash icon to the right of the entry. |
6. | Save | Click Save to save the feature template. |
CLI equivalent:
vpn vpn-id router igmp interface interface-name join-group group-address [no] shutdown
Release Information
Introduced in vManage NMS in Release 15.2.