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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 51 Configuring Multicast Services
Configuring Bidirectional PIM on the Switch
Configuring Bidirectional PIM on the Switch
These sections show how to configure bidirectional PIM and display the bidirectional PIM configuration
information and statistics:
• Configuring Bidirectional PIM, page 51-36
• Enabling or Disabling Bidirectional PIM Globally, page 51-36
• Configuring the Rendezvous Point for Bidirectional Groups, page 51-37
• Setting the Bidirectional PIM Scan Interval, page 51-37
• Displaying Bidirectional PIM Information, page 51-38
Configuring Bidirectional PIM
To configure bidirectional PIM, perform these steps:
Step 1 Enable bidirectional PIM globally.
Step 2 Configure the rendezvous point for the bidirectional group.
These steps are described in detail in the following sections.
Enabling or Disabling Bidirectional PIM Globally
To enable or disable bidirectional PIM, perform one of these tasks:
This example shows how to enable bidirectional PIM on the switch:
Router(config)# ip pim bidir-enable
Router(config)#
This example shows how to disable bidirectional PIM on the switch:
Router(config)# no ip pim bidir-enable
Router(config)#
Task Command
Enable bidirectional PIM globally on the switch. Router(config)# ip pim bidir-enable
Disable bidirectional PIM globally on the switch. Router(config)# [no] ip pim bidir-enable