HP A5500 SI Switch Series User Manual

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Enabling PIM-SM
The implementation of the SSM model is based on some subsets of PIM-SM. Therefore, a router is PIM-
SSM capable after you enable PIM-SM on it.
When you deploy a PIM-SM domain, HP recommends that you enable PIM-SM on non-border interfaces
of the routers.
Enabling PIM-SM globally for the public network
Follow these steps to enable PIM-SM globally for the public network:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enable IP multicast routing multicast routing-enable
Required
Disabled by default.
Enter interface view
interface interface-type interface-
number
—
Enable PIM-SM pim sm
Required
Disabled by default
Enabling PIM-SM in a VPN instance
Follow these steps to enable PIM-SM in a VPN instance:
To do... Use the command... Descri
p
tion
Enter system view system-view —
Create a VPN instance and enter
VPN instance view
ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name —
Configure an RD for the VPN
instance
route-distinguisher route-
distinguisher
Required
No RD is configured by default.
Enable IP multicast routing
multicast routing-enable
Required
Disabled by default
Enter interface view
interface interface-type interface-
number
—
Associate the current interface
with the VPN instance
ip binding vpn-instance vpn-
instance-name
Required
No VPN instance is associated
with an interface by default.
Enable PIM-SM pim sm
Required
Disabled by default
CAUTION:
A
ll the interfaces in the same VPN instance on the same device must work in the same PIM mode.

HP A5500 SI Switch Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	A5500 SI Switch Series
Category	Switch
Language	English