Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configure basic PIM-DM functions, complete the following tasks:
l Configuring a unicast routing protocol
Data Preparation
To configure basic PIM-DM functions, you need the following data.
No. Data
1 Type and number of the interface to be enabled with PIM-DM (IPv6)
12.3.2 Enabling IPv6 Multicast Routing
Prior to configuring all IPv6 multicast features, enable IPv6 multicast routing.
Context
Do as follows on the switch:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 (Optional) Run:
assign multicast-resource-mode optimize
The multicast forwarding table is optimized.
If a multicast forwarding table needs to contain more than 4096 entries, run this command to
optimize the multicast forwarding table before enabling IPv6 multicast routing.
Step 3 Run:
multicast ipv6 routing-enable
The IPv6 multicast routing is enabled in the public network instance.
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12.3.3 Enabling Basic PIM-DM (IPv6) Functions
An interface can set up IPv6 PIM neighbor relationship with other devices after IPv6 PIM-DM
is enabled on it.
Context
Do as follows on the switch:
Quidway S7700 Smart Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Multicast 12 PIM-DM (IPv6) Configuration
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