Describes how to configure simulation settings in a plan file to use or disregard multicast flow hops for accurate planning and routing analysis.
Cisco Crosswork Planning uses the network state in multicast simulation. Use this task to set simulations to consider multicast flow hops.
If a plan file contains multicast information, it includes the current hops taken by multicast flows. You can specify that Cisco Crosswork Planning multicast simulations should use these flow hops if possible. This is useful, for example, when calculating incremental routing changes on the current network state, such as those caused by a failure. For planning purposes, when the current state is not relevant, you can change this behavior to disregard the multicast flow hops.
Procedure
| 1. | Open the plan file (refer to Open plan files). It opens in the Network Design page. |
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| 2. | In the toolbar, click |
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| 3. | Click the Simulation tab. |
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| 4. | To use or disregard multicast flow hops in simulation, check or uncheck Use multicast flow hops, and click Save. |
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