CLI Guide

ip multicast-limit
To limit the number of multicast entries on the system, use this feature.
Syntax
ip multicast-limit [vrf vrf-name] limit
Parameters
vrf vrf-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name
of the VRF to limit the number of multicast on the VRF.
limit Enter the desired maximum number of multicast entries on
the system. The S-Series range is from 1 to 16000.
Defaults The S-Series default is 4000.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information This feature allows you to limit the number of multicast entries on the system. This
number is the total of all the multicast entries on all line cards in the system. On
each line card, the multicast module only installs the maximum number of entries,
depending on the configured CAM profile.
To store multicast routes, use the IN-L3-McastFib CAM partition. It is a separate
hardware limit that exists per port-pipe. This hardware space limitation can
supersede any software-configured limit. The opposite is also true, the CAM
partition might not be exhausted at the time the system-wide route limit set by the
ip multicast-limit command is reached.
Related
Commands
• show ip igmp groups — display the IGMP groups.
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