Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches
6.2 MSDP Configuration Task List
Complete these tasks to configure MSDP:
Configuring Basic
Functions of MSDP
Configuring an MSDP
Peer Connection
Configuring SA
Messages Related
Parameters
6.3 Configuring Basic Functions of MSDP
Note:
All the configuration tasks should be carried out on RPs in PIM-SM domains, and each
of these RPs acts as an MSDP peer.
6.3.1 Configuration Prerequisites
Before configuring the basic functions of MSDP, complete the following tasks:
Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are
interoperable at the network layer.
Configuring PIM-SM to enable intra-domain multicast forwarding.
Before configuring the basic functions of MSDP, prepare the following data:
IP addresses of MSDP peers
Address prefix list for an RP address filtering policy
Task
Enabling MSDP
Creating an MSDP Peer
Connection
Configuring a Static RPF Peer
Configuring MSDP Peer
Description
Configuring an MSDP Mesh
Group
Configuring MSDP Peer
Connection Control
Configuring SA Message Content
Configuring SA Request
Messages
Configuring an SA Message
Filtering Rule
Configuring SA Message Cache
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