R3721-F3210-F3171-HP High-End Firewalls Network Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Enabling the MLD host tracking function
With the MLD host tracking function, the switch can record the information of the member hosts that are
receiving IPv6 multicast traffic, including the host IPv6 address, running duration, and timeout time. You
can monitor and manage the member hosts according to the recorded information.
Enabling the MLD host tracking function globally
Ste
p
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter MLD view. mld N/A
3. Configure the MLD host
tracking function globally.
host-tracking Disabled by default.
Enabling the MLD host tracking function on an interface
Ste
p
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter interface view. interface interface-type interface-number
N/A
3. Enable the MLD host tracking
function on the interface.
mld host-tracking Disabled by default.
Configuring MLD SSM mapping
Due to some possible restrictions, some receiver hosts on an SSM network might run MLDv1. To provide
SSM service support for these receiver hosts, you need to configure the MLD SSM mapping feature on the
last hop router.
Configuration prerequisites
Before you configure the MLD SSM mapping feature, complete the following tasks:
Enable IPv6 forwarding and configure an IPv6 unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the
domain can be interoperable at the network layer
Configure MLD basic functions
Enabling MLD SSM mapping
Ste
p
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Enter interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3. Enable the MLD SSM
mapping feature.
mld ssm-mapping enable Disabled by default.