Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510
7.2 Common PIM Configuration
You can configure the PIM feature of the switch in interface view. The configuration
includes:
Table 7-1 Configuration tasks
Enable PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on
the interface
Configure
sending Hello packets
Configure PIM neighbors
Clear the related PIM entries
7.2.1 Enabling PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on the Interface
Table 7-2 Enable PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on the interface
Operation
Enter system view
Enable
routing protocol
Enter
view
Enable PIM-DM/PIM-SM
on the current interface
7.2.2 Configuring the interval of sending Hello packets
PIM-DM must be enabled on each interface. After the configuration, PIM-DM will send
PIM Hello packets periodically and process protocol packets that the PIM neighbors
send.
Operation
the
interval
of
system-view
the
multicast
multicast
routing-enable
VLAN
interface
interface Vlan-interface
interface-number
pim dm / pim sm
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
Description
Section 7.2.1
Required
(PIM-SM) on the Interface
Section 7.2.2
Optional
interval of sending Hello packets
Section 7.2.3
Optional
Neighbors
Section 7.2.4 Clearing the Related
Optional
PIM Entries
Command
7-10
Chapter 7 PIM Configuration
Related section
Enabling PIM-DM
Configuring the
Configuring PIM
Description
—
Required
—
Optional
Configure
the
PIM
protocol
type
on
interface
the