Command Line Interface

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PIM-DM Multicast Routing Commands

router pim

This command enables Protocol-Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM)
globally for the router and to enter router configuration mode. Use the no form to
disable PIM-DM multicast routing.
Syntax
[no] router pim
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
This command enables PIM-DM globally for the router. You also need to
enable PIM-DM for each interface that will support multicast routing using the
ip pim dense-mode command (page 4-311), and make any changes
necessary to the multicast protocol parameters.
Example
Table4-109 PIM-DM Multica st Routing Commands
Command Function Mode Page
router pim Enables PIM globally for the router GC 4-310
ip pim dense-mode Enables PIM on the specified interface IC 4-311
ip pim hello-interval Sets the interval between sending PIM hello messages IC 4-312
ip pim hello-holdtime S ets the time to wait for hello messages f rom a neighboring
PIM router before declaring it dead
IC 4-312
ip pim trigger-hello-interval Sets the maximum time before sending a triggered PIM
Hello message
IC 4-313
ip pim join-prune-holdtime Configures the hold time for the prune state IC 4-313
ip pim graft-retry-interval Configures the time to wait for a Graft ack nowledgement
before resending a Graft message
IC 4-314
ip pim max-graft-retries Configures the maximum number of times to resend a Graft
message if it has not been acknowledged
IC 4-314
show router pim Displays the global PIM configuration settings NE, PE 4-31 5
show ip pim interface Displays information about interfaces configured for PIM NE, PE 4-31 5
show ip pim neighbor Displays information about PIM neighbors NE, PE 4-316
Console(config)#router pim
Console#show router pim
Admin Status: Enabled
Console#