Configuring Switching Information
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
MLD Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration
To access the MLD Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration page, click Switching Multicast
MLD Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration.
1. VLAN ID - Specifies the VLAN ID on which MLD Snooping Querier is administratively
enabled and VLAN exists in the VLAN database.
2. Use Querier Election Participate Mode to enable or disable the MLD Snooping Querier
participate in election mode. When this mode is disabled, up on seeing other querier of
same version in the vlan, the snooping querier move to non querier state. Only when this
mode is enabled, the snooping querier will participate in querier election where in the least IP
address will win the querier election and operates as the querier in that VLAN. The other
querier moves to non-querier state.
3. Use Querier VLAN Address to specify the Snooping Querier Address to be used as source
address in periodic MLD queries sent on the specified VLAN.
Field Description
Operational State Specifies the operational state of the MLD Snooping Querier on a VLAN. It
can be in any of the following states:
• Querier: Snooping switch is the Querier in the VLAN. The Snooping
switch will send out periodic queries with a time interval equal to the
configured querier query interval. If the snooping switch sees a better
querier in the VLAN, it moves to non-querier mode.
• Non-Querier: Snooping switch is in Non-Querier mode in the VLAN. If
the querier expiry interval timer is expires, the snooping switch will
move into querier mode.
• Disabled: Snooping Querier is not operational on the VLAN. The
Snooping Querier moves to disabled mode when MLD Snooping is not
operational on the VLAN or when the querier address is not configured
or the network management address is also not configured.
Operational Version Displays the operational MLD protocol version of the querier.
Last Querier Address Displays the IP address of the last querier from which a query was
snooped on the VLAN.
Last Querier Version Displays the MLD protocol version of the last querier from which a query
was snooped on the VLAN.
Operational Max Response
Time
Displays maximum response time to be used in the queries that are sent
by the Snooping Querier.