Chapter 16. Configuring and Monitoring Protocol IndependentMulticast Routing Protocol (PIM)
Configuration for PIM is done for each interface. This chapter describes how to use
the PIM configuration and operating commands and includes the following sections:
v“Accessing the PIM Configuration Environment”
v“PIM Configuration Commands”
v“Accessing the PIM Monitoring Environment” on page415
v“PIM Monitoring Commands” on page416

Accessing the PIM Configuration Environment

Use the following procedure to access the PIM configuration process.
1. At the OPCON prompt, enter talk 6. (For more detail on this command, refer to
“The OPCON Process” in
Software User’s Guide
.) For example:
*talk 6
Config>
After you enter the talk 6 command, the CONFIG prompt (Config>) displays on
the terminal. If the prompt does not appear when you first enter configuration,
press Return again.
2. At the CONFIG prompt, enter the p pim command to get to the PIM6 Config>
prompt.

PIM Configuration Commands

Toconfigure PIM, enter the commands at the PIM6 Config> prompt.
Table71. PIM Configuration Command Summary
Command Function
? (Help) Displays all the commands available for this command level or lists the
options for specific commands (if available). See “Getting Help” on page
xxvi.
delete Deletes a PIM interface.
disable Disables PIM on the device.
enable Enables PIM on the device and sets global PIM default configuration values.
list Lists the configuration.
set SetsPIM configuration parameter values.
Exit Returns you to the previous command level. See “Exiting a Lower Level
Environment” on page xxvii.
Delete
Use the delete command to remove a configured PIM interface.
Syntax:
delete

interfaceaddr

Interface address
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