PIM-DM Overview 335
Configuring PIM-DM PIM-DM basic configuration includes:
Enabling Multicast
Enabling PIM-DM
PIM-DM advanced configuration includes:
Entering the PIM View
Configuring Sending Interval for the Hello Packets
Configuring the Filtering of Multicast Source/Group
Configuring the Filtering of PIM Neighbor
Configuring the Maximum Number of PIM Neighbor on an Interface
Clearing Multicast Route Entries from PIM Routing Table
Clearing PIM Neighbors
When the router is run in the PIM-DM domain, 3Com recommends that you enable
PIM-DM on all interfaces of the non-border router.
Enabling Multicast
Refer to “Common Multicast Configuration” on page 323.
Enabling PIM-DM
PIM-DM needs to be enabled in the configuration of all interfaces.
After PIM-DM is enabled on an interface, it will send PIM Hello messages periodically
and process protocol packets sent by PIM neighbors.
Perform the following configuration in Interface view.
3Com recommends that you configure PIM-DM on all interfaces in non-special cases.
This configuration is effective only after the multicast routing is enabled in System
View.
Once PIM-DM is enabled on an interface, PIM-SM cannot be enabled on the same
interface and vice versa.
Entering the PIM View
Global parameters of PIM should be configured in PIM View.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table341 Enabling PIM-DM
Operation Command
Enable PIM-DM on an interface pim dm
Disable PIM-DM on an interface undo pim dm
Table342 Entering PIM view
Operation Command
Enter PIM view pim
Back to system view undo pim