Multicast
You can use the Multicast template for all vEdge Cloud and vEdge router devices.
To configure a vEdge router to be a multicast replicator using vManage templates:
- Create a mulitcast feature template to configure multicast replicator parameters, as described in this article.
- Create a PIM feature template to enable PIM on each VPN that participates in a multicast domain. See the Configuration ► Templates ► PIM help topic.
- Create a VPN feature template to configure parameters for the VPN that is running PIM. See the Configuration ► Templates ► VPN help topic.
- Create a device template that incorporates the multicast, PIM, 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 Multicast template.
The right pane displays the Multicast 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 Multicast Replicator Configuration
The following parameters are required (unless otherwise indicated) to configure a vEdge router to be a multicast replicator:
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 can contain only alphanumeric characters. |
3. | Local | Click On to configure the local router as a multicast replicator. |
4. | Threshold | Specify the number of joins per group that the router can accept. For each join, the router can accept 256 outgoing tunnel interfaces (OILs). Range: 0 through 1000 Default: 0. A value of 0 means that the router can accept any number of (*,G) and (S,G) joins. |
5. | Save | Click Save to save the feature template. |
CLI equivalent:
vpn vpn-id router multicast-replicator local [threshold number]
Release Information
Introduced in vManage NMS in Release 15.2.