ipv6 multicast

Globally sets the multicast listening discovery (MLD) snooping mode to active.
Syntax
ipv6 multicast [ active | passive ]
no ipv6 multicast [ active | passive ]
Command Default

MLD mode is passive.

Parameters
active
Specifies that the device actively sends out MLD queries to identify IPv6 multicast groups on the network, and makes entries in the MLD table based on the group membership reports it receives from the network.
passive
Specifies that the device forwards reports to the router ports which receive queries. MLD snooping in passive mode does not send queries, but does forward queries to the entire VLAN.
Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

If you specify an MLD mode for a VLAN, the MLD mode overrides the global setting.

In active MLD mode, a device actively sends out MLD queries to identify IPv6 multicast groups on the network, and makes entries in the MLD table based on the group membership reports it receives from the network. In passive MLD mode, the device forwards reports to the router ports that receive queries. MLD snooping in passive mode does not send queries, but does forward queries to the entire VLAN.

Note: The ipv6 multicast command replaces the ipv6 mld-snooping command. The multicast6 command replaces the mld-snooping command.

The no form of this command when the active parameter is used stops the device from sending out MLD queries to identify IPv6 multicast groups on the network. The no form of the command when used with the passive parameter stops forwarding reports to the router ports which receive queries.

Examples

The following example globally sets the MLD snooping mode to active. 

device(config)# ipv6 multicast active
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