Administrator Guide

Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
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.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.1 Introduced on the S4810.
E-Series legacy
command
Usage Information
After you enable multicast, you can enable IGMP and PIM on an interface. In INTERFACE mode, enter the ip pim
sparse-mode command to enable IGMP and PIM on the interface.
Related Commands
• ip pim sparse-mode — enable IGMP and PIM on an interface.
mtrace
Trace a multicast route from the source to the receiver.
Syntax
mtrace [vrf vrf-name] {source-address/hostname} [destination-address/hostname]
[group-address/hostname]
Parameters
vrf vrf-name Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name of the VRF. If VRF name is not mentioned,
the default VRF will be used. Mtrace is not supported for management VRF.
source-address/
hostname
Enter the source IP address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D). This is a unicast address
of the beginning of the path to be traced.
destination-
address/ hostname
Enter the destination (receiver) IP address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D). If omitted,
the mtrace starts from the system at which the command is typed.
group-address/
hostnamae
Enter the multicast group address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D). If group address is
not given then software shall invokes a weak mtrace. A weak mtrace is one that follows
the RPF path to the source, regardless of whether any router along the path has
multicast routing table state
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version Description
9.11.0.0 Re-introduced the mtrace command on the Dell Networking OS.
7.5.1.0 Expanded to support originator.
1018 Multicast