Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 Chapter 7 PIM Configuration
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7.2 Common PIM Configuration
You can configure the PIM feature of the switch in interface view. The configuration
includes:
Table 7-1 Configuration tasks
Operation Description Related section
Enable PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on
the interface
Required
Section 7.2.1 Enabling PIM-DM
(PIM-SM) on the Interface
Configure the interval of
sending Hello packets
Optional
Section 7.2.2 Configuring the
interval of sending Hello packets
Configure PIM neighbors
Optional
Section
7.2.3 Configuring PIM
Neighbors
Clear the related PIM entries
Optional
Section
7.2.4 Clearing the Related
PIM Entries
7.2.1 Enabling PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on the Interface
Table 7-2 Enable PIM-DM (PIM-SM) on the interface
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view
—
Enable the multicast
routing protocol
multicast
routing-enable
Required
Enter VLAN interface
view
interface Vlan-interface
interface-number
—
Enable PIM-DM/PIM-SM
on the current interface
pim dm / pim sm
Optional
Configure the PIM
protocol type on the
interface
7.2.2 Configuring the interval of sending Hello packets
PIM-DM must be enabled on each interface. After the configuration, PIM-DM will send
PIM Hello packets periodically and process protocol packets that the PIM neighbors
send.