type
This command specifies the type of data to exchange for the peer group.
Syntax
type slm
type slm-multicast
Parameters
slm- Specifies that the SLM peer group uses unicast packet transmission for data exchange. This
setting is the default value and the only available setting when the platform is
docker. slm-multicast- Specifies that the SLM peer group use multicast packet transmission for data exchange. This
setting is not available when the platform is
docker.
Guidelines
The type command specifies the type of data exchange that is used by the peer group. All members in an SLM peer group must specify the same type.
When set to slm-multicast, use the ip-multicast command to
assign the IP multicast configuration that supports IP multicasting.
Example
Create the
SLM-Group1 peer group. Identify SLM multicast as the data exchange
method for the peer group.# peer-group SLM-Group1
Peer Group configuration
# type slm-multicast