feature H Commands

This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS routing commands that begin with H.

hardware profile multicast max-limit

To set the maximum number of entries in the multicast routing table, use the hardware profile multicast max-limit command.

hardware profile multicast max-limit max-entries

 
Syntax Description

max-entries

Maximum number of entries in the multicast routing table. The range is from 0 to 16000.

 
Command Default

None

 
Command Modes

Global configuration mode

 
Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator
vdc-admin
vdc-operator

 
Command History

Release
Modification

6.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

6.0(2)N2(1)

The maximum limit changed from 8000 to 16000.

 
Usage Guidelines

A reload is neccessary after configuring the max-limit.

This command does not require a license.

Examples

This example shows how to set the maximum number of entries in the multicast routing table to 3000:

switch(config)# hardware profile multicast max-limit 3000
Warning!!: The multicast and /32 unicast route limits have been changed.
Any route exceeding the limit may get dropped.
switch(config)#

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

show hardware profile status

Displays information about the multicast routing table limits.