New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 7.x.

New and Changed Information

The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-3000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-configure.html

To check for additional information about this Cisco NX-OS Release, see the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch NX-OS Release Notes, available at the following Cisco website:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-3000-series-switches/products-release-notes-list.html

This table summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, and tells you where they are documented.

Table 1. New and Changed Features for Cisco NX-OS Release 7.x

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

Multicast VRF-lite route leaking

Introduced this feature.

7.0(3)I7(1)

Configuring Multicast VRF-Lite Route Leaking

PIM

Added the ability to configure the Bidir RPs.

7.0(3)I6(1)

Configuring PIM or PIM6 Sparse Mode

PIM

Added support to PIM or PIM6 sparse mode

7.0(3)I6(1)

Configuring PIM or PIM6 Sparse Mode

IGMP Snooping

Added the ip igmp snooping report-flood and ip igmp snooping proxy-leave use-group-address commands.

7.0(3)I4(2)

Configuring IGMP Snooping

PIM

Added PIM SSM support over vPCs.

7.0(3)I4(1)

Configuring SSM (PIM6)

Configuring Multicast Table Size

Added a section on configuring multicast and unicast entries in the multicast table.

7.0(3)I2(1)

Configuring Multicast Table Size

Guideline for configuring show ip pim rp command

The loopback interface that is used as a RP in multicast must have the ip pim sparse-mode configuration.

7.0(3)I2(1)

Guidelines and Limitations for PIM and PIM6

Updated output of the CLI command clear ip igmp snooping

The output of the CLI command clear ip igmp snooping displays extra options, for example, access-group, groups, proxy, and report-policy

7.0(3)I2(1)

Displaying IGMP Snooping Statistics

Guideline for the loopback interface that is used as a RP in multicast to have the ip pim sparse-mode configuration

Added the guideline for the loopback interface that is used as a RP in multicast to have the ip pim sparse-mode configuration.

7.0(3)I2(1)

Guidelines and Limitations for PIM and PIM6

Invalid table-id with CLI command show ip fib mroute in the VRF configured interface.

When you configure an interface in the VRF, configure the PIM, send the IGMP joins and verify the CLI command show ip fib mroute , an error message is displayed as follows: ERROR: Invalid Table-id.

When a group is learned in the default table, the default table is created and the error message is not displayed anymore.

7.0(3)I2(1)

Guidelines and Limitations for IGMP