Universal Messaging 10.5 | Administration Guide | Universal Messaging Enterprise Manager | Administering TCP Interfaces, IP Multicast, and Shared Memory | Adding a Multicast Configuration
 
Adding a Multicast Configuration
 
Considerations When Using Multicast
Advanced Multicast Settings
The IP multicast functionality provides ultra-low latency to a large number of connected clients for both the delivery of events to data group consumers and between inter-connected realms in a Universal Messaging cluster.
For more information about multicast messaging, see Multicast: An Overview in the Concepts guide.
*To add a multicast configuration in the Enterprise Manager
1. Expand the Realms node and select the realm to which you want to add a multicast configuration.
2. Go to the Comms > Multicast tab and click Add Multicast Config.
3. Specify values for the following multicast attributes:
Attribute
Description
Multicast Address
The multicast IP address.
Adapter Address
The address of the network adapter that you configured for multicast.
4. Click OK.
You can view the new multicast configuration in the multicast configurations table.
5. Click the Basic tab of the multicast configuration and do any of the following:
*To use the configuration for data groups, select Use for DataGroups.
*To use the configuration for inter-realm communication in a cluster, select Use for Clusters.
6. Click Apply.