HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 113)

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• Any other L2 multicast traffic is forwarded to all VC ports in the network.
With multicast filters configured for profile connections (IGMP Snooping must be enabled to use multicast
filters):
• Multicast traffic for registered groups is forwarded to all member ports.
• Unregistered multicast traffic is flooded to all VC ports on the configured VLAN by default. The “No
Flood feature” should be enabled to prevent flooding of unregistered multicast traffic.
• Multicast traffic targeted to link-local addresses (224.0.0.0 – 224.0.0.255) is flooded to all VC ports
in the configured network.
• Any other L2 multicast traffic is forwarded to all VC ports in the network.
With IGMP Snooping disabled, multicast traffic is flooded to all VC ports.
Modifying a multicast filter or filter set that is in use by one or more profile connections impacts all profile
connections.
IGMP Settings (Multicast Filter Set) screen
A multicast filter set allows server ports to have multiple multicast filters assigned to them. Administrators can
create a multicast filter set by grouping multicast filters using some unique criteria such as service-based
grouping. Users can create a maximum of 128 filter sets in a domain. The Multicast Filter Set screen is
accessible to all users, but only users with domain, server, or network role permissions can add, edit, and
delete multicast filter sets.
To view filters that are members of a multicast filter set, click the multicast filter set name.
To add a multicast filter set:
1. Click Add.
2. Enter a unique name for the set. The name can consist of up to 64 alphanumeric characters, including
the hyphen (-), underscore (_), and period (.).
3. (Optional) Select a color for the set.