Configuring Pim-Dm; Enabling Pim-Dm; Configuring Pim-Sm; Enabling Pim-Sm - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual

Assert
PIM-SM uses exactly the same assert mechanism as PIM-DM does. Refer to Assert.

Configuring PIM-DM

Enabling PIM-DM

With PIM-DM enabled, a router sends hello messages periodically to discover PIM neighbors and
processes messages from PIM neighbors. When deploying a PIM-DM domain, you are recommended
to enable PIM-DM on all interfaces of non-border routers.
Follow these steps to enable PIM-DM:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable multicast routing
Enter interface view
Enable PIM-DM

Configuring PIM-SM

Complete the following tasks to configure PIM-SM:

Enabling PIM-SM

Configuring an RP
Configuring a BSR
Filtering the Registration Packets from DR to RP
Disabling RPT-to-SPT Switchover
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...
Enter system view
Enable multicast routing
Use the command...
system-view
multicast routing-enable
interface interface-type
interface-number
pim dm
Task
Use the command...
system-view
multicast routing-enable
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