Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 PIM Configuration
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To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable multicast routing
multicast
routing-enable
Required
Disabled by default
Enter interface view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable PIM-DM
pim dm
Required
Disabled by default
4.3 Configuring PIM-SM
Complete the following tasks to configure PIM-SM:
Task
Remarks
Enabling PIM-SM
Required
Configuring an RP
Required
Configuring a BSR
Optional
Filtering the Registration Packets from DR to RP
Optional
Disabling RPT-to-SPT Switchover
Optional
4.3.1 Enabling PIM-SM
With PIM-SM enabled, a router sends hello messages periodically to discover PIM
neighbors and processes messages from PIM neighbors. When deploying a PIM-SM
domain, you are recommended to enable PIM-SM on all interfaces of non-border
routers (border routers are PIM-enabled routers located on the boundary of BSR
admin-scope regions).
Follow these steps to enable PIM-SM:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable multicast routing
multicast
routing-enable
Required
Disabled by default
Enter interface view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable PIM-SM
pim sm
Required
Disabled by default