PIM

Multicast > PIM > Basic Settings

• PIM Status—select the PIM status in the switch. The default value is Disabled. The list contains.
  • Enabled—enables PIM globally in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIM globally in the switch.
• PIMv6 Status—select the PIMv6 status in the switch. The default value is Disabled. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables PIMv6 globally in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIMv6 globally in the switch.
• PIM PMBR Status—select the PIM Multicast Border Router (PMBR) Status. A PMBR integrates two different PIM domains (either PIM-SM or PIM-DM) and also connects a PIM domain to another multicast routing domain(s). The default value is Disabled. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables PIM PMBR in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIM PMBR globally in the switch.
• PIM Router Mode—select the mode of the PIM-SM router. The list contains:
  • SSM Only—SSM only mode of the PIM-SM router.
  • SM, SSM—SM_SSM mode of the PIM-SM router.

The family of PIM protocols includes dense-mode (DM), sparse-mode (SM), source specific multicast (SSM), and bidirectional (Bidir) PIM. Bidir PIM is to be used for a many-to-many applications model.

• PIM Static RP Status—select the static configuration of RP status. A rendezvous point (RP) is required only in networks running PIM-SM. The protocol is described in RFC 2362. Static configuration allows additional structuring of the multicast traffic by directing the multicast join/prune messages to statically configured RPs. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables PIM Static RP Status in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIM Static RP Status in the switch.
  Note:

  This parameter can be set only if PIM is started globally in the switch.

• PIM Bidir Status—select the static configuration of RP status. A RP is required only in networks running PIM-SM. The protocol is described in RFC 2362. Static configuration allows additional structuring of the multicast traffic by directing the multicast join/prune messages to statically configured RPs. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables PIM Bidir Status in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIM Bidir Status in the switch.
  Note:

  This parameter can be set only if PIM is started globally in the switch.

• PIM RPF Status—select the PIM RPF (Reverse Path Forwarding) status in the router. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables PIM RPF Status in the switch.
  • Disabled—disables PIM RPF status in the switch.
  Note:

  This parameter can be set only if PIM is started globally in the switch.

• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes.

Multicast > PIM > Component

• Select—click the Component ID value for which parameters are to be reapplied.
• Component ID—enter a unique number to configure the PIM component in the router. The PIM component corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value ranges from 1 to 255.
• Mode—select the operating mode for the configured component ID. The default option is Sparse. The list contains:
  • Dense—indicates the component is running in Dense mode, implicitly building shortest-path trees by flooding multicast traffic domain wide, and then pruning back branches of the tree where no receivers are present.
  • Sparse—indicates the component is running in Sparse mode, explicitly building unidirectional shared trees rooted at an RP per group, and optionally creates shortest-path trees per source.
• Candidate CRP Hold Time/ CRP Hold Time—enter the hold time of the component when it is a candidate RP in the local domain. This value ranges from 0 to 255. The default value is 0.
• BSR Expiry Time—displays the minimum time remaining before the bootstrap router in the local domain is declared down. This is a read-only field.
  Note:

  For candidate BSRs (Bootstrap Routers), the expiry time is the time until the component sends an RP-set message.For other routers, the expiry time is the time until the component is accepting an RP-set message from a lower candidate BSR.

• Scope Zone Name—enter the Scope Zone Name. The maximum length of the string is 64.
  Note:

  Scope is a 4-bit value that describes the scope of an IPv6 address. A unicast address can possibly have 2 scopes (Linklocal and Global) only, and a multicast address can have a maximum of 11 scopes. The Scope Zone Name should be the same as that of the zone created in the ipv6 scope zone command. If ipv6 scope-zone is created as scopeA1, then the scope zone name should be scopeA1. (note that the string is without space).

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value and discards all user input.
• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

Multicast > PIM > Interface

• Select—click the interface for which PIM interface parameters are to be reapplied.
• Interface—select the index value of the PIM interface.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface. The available option is IPv4.
• Address—displays the IP address.

• Mask Length—displays the IP mask length for the configured IP address. This value ranges from 0 to 32 for an IPv4 address.
• DR Address—displays the DR (Designated Router) address.
• Hello Interval—enter the frequency at which PIM Hello messages are transmitted. This value ranges from 1 to 255 seconds with a default of 30 secs.
• Join Prune Interval—enter frequency at which PIM Join/Prune messages are transmitted. The value is from 1 to 255 secs and a default of 60 secs.
• C-BSR Preference—enter the preference value for the local interface as a C-BSR. This value ranges from 1 to 255. The default value is 1.
• Component ID—to configure the PIM component, enter an unique number, which corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value is from 1 to 255.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value and discards all user input.
• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

• PIM module is enabled globally.
• PIM mode is set as sparse.
• PIM query interval and IP address must be configured.

Multicast > PIM > Candidate PR

• Select—click the Component ID value for which parameters to be reapplied.
• Component ID—to configure the PIM component, enter an unique number, which corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value is from 1 to 255.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface. The available option is IPv4.
• Group Address—enter the IP multicast group address, for which the switch advertises itself as Candidate RP which contains the multicast routing information.
• Group Mask Length—enter the subnet mask, which when combined with the group address gives the group prefix. This value ranges from 0 to 32 for IPv4.
• RP Address—enter the IP address of the Candidate RP.
• Priority—enter the priority of the Candidate RP. The priority value ranges from 0 to 255. The default value is 192.
• PIM Mode—select PIM Mode of the group for which the Candidate RP is configured. The list contains:
  • Sparse—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Sparse mode.
  • Bidir—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Bidir mode.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value and discards all user input.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

• PIM module is enabled globally.
• PIM mode is set as sparse.

Multicast > PIM > Static RP

• Select—click the Component ID value for which parameters to be reapplied.
• Component ID—enter a unique number to configure the PIM component in the router. The PIM component corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value ranges from 1 to 255.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface. The available option is IPv4.
• Group Address—enter the IP multicast group address, for which the switch advertises itself as Candidate RP which contains the multicast routing information.
• Group Mask Length—enter the subnet mask, which when combined with the group address gives the group prefix. This value ranges from 0 to 32 for IPv4.
• RP Address—enter the IP address of the Static-RP.
• Embedded RP—select the status of the Embedded RP. The default option is Disable. The list contains:
  • Enable—enables the Embedded RP feature.
  • Disable—disables the Embedded RP feature

• PIM Mode—select PIM Mode of the group for which the Candidate RP is configured. The list contains:
  • Sparse—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Sparse mode.
  • Bidir—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Bidir mode.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value and discards all user input.
• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

• PIM module is enabled globally.
• PIM mode is set as sparse.

Multicast > PIM > Global

• Offer Interval—enter the time interval between the Designated Forwarder (DF) election Offer messages to be sent. The default value is 100 milli seconds. This value ranges from 1 to 20000000 milliseconds.
• Offer Limit—enter the Bidir-PIM Offer Limit, the number of unanswered offers before the router changes as the DF, which is a value in the range from 3 to 100. The default value is 3.

• Group Threshold—enter a BPS (Bits-per-second) value that initiates the source specific counters for a particular group when the threshold of data rate for any group is exceeded. It is based on number of packets. The default value is 0. This value ranges from 0 to 2147483647.
• Source Threshold—enter a BPS value that initiates the switching to shortest path tree when the threshold of data rate or the number of packets for any source is exceeded. It ranges from 0 to 2147483647. The default value is 0.
• Switching Period—enter the time period (in seconds) over which the data rate is to be monitored for switching to shortest path tree. The default value is 0. This value ranges from 0 to 2147483647.The same period is used for monitoring the data rate for both source and group. To switch to shortest path tree (SPT), this period must be configured. The SPT is used for multicast transmission of packets with the shortest path from sender to recipients.
• RP Threshold—enter the threshold at which the RP initiates switching to source specific shortest path tree. This value ranges from 0 to 2147483647. This value ranges from 0 to 2147483647. The default value is 0. To switch to SPT, this threshold must be configured, and the switching is based on the number of registered packets received
• RP Switching Period—enter the time period (in seconds) over which RP monitors register packets for switching to the source specific shortest path tree. The default value is 0. This value ranges from 0 to 2147483647. RP-tree is a pattern in which multicast packets are sent to a PIM-SM router by unicast and then forwarded to actual recipients from RP to switch to SPT; this period must be configured.

• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes.

Multicast > PIM > DM

• SR Origination Status—select the Origination Status of the State Refresh (SR) message. The default option is Disabled. The list contains:
  • Disabled—does not generate the SR message.
  • Enabled—generates the SR message.
• Refresh Interval—enter the interval between origination and sending out of successive SRM (State Refresh Messages) control messages by the router. This value ranges from 4 to 100.

• SR Processing Status—select the processing status of a SR message. The default value is Disable. The list contains:
  • Disable—disables the processing and forwarding of a SRM, that is, the router drops the SRM if received. In addition, the router will not advertise the SR capability in Hello messages.
  • Enable—enables the SRM processing and forwarding. On enabled, this router advertises itself as SR-capable in Hello messages.
• Source Active Interval—enter the time period (in seconds) for which the SR control messages are generated by the router after a data packet is received. The default value is 210 seconds. This value ranges from 120 to 210 seconds.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value and discards all user input.

Multicast > PIM > Route Info

• Component ID—enter a unique number to configure the PIM component. The PIM component corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value ranges from 1 to 255.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface— IPv4.
• Group—displays the IP multicast group address for which the multicast routing information is displayed.
• Source—displays the network address of the source.
• Mask—displays the network mask of the source.

• Vector—displays PIM Reverse Path Forwarding vector (RPF) value.
• Upstream Neighbour—displays the address of the upstream neighbor from which IP datagram sent to the multicast address are received
• Incoming Interface—specifies the value of IfIndex (Upstream Interface Configuration) for the interface on which IP datagram sent to the multicast address are received. This is a read-only field.
• PIM Mode—select PIM Mode of the group for which the Candidate RP is configured. The list contains:
  • Sparse—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Sparse mode.
  • Bidir—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Bidir mode.

Multicast > PIM > RP Info

• Component ID—enter a unique number to configure the PIM component. The PIM component corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value ranges from 1 to 255.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface—IPv4.
• Group—displays the IP multicast group address for which the information about the candidate RP is displayed.
• Mask Length—displays the multicast group address mask.
• Candidate RP—displays the IP address of the Candidate RP.
• Hold Time—displays the time remaining for the advertisement of a Candidate RP to be aged out. This value range is from 0 to 255 seconds. This value is 0 for the local router that is not configured as BSR.

• Expiry Time—displays the minimum time remaining for the candidate RP to be declared as down. This value is 0 for the local router that is BSR.
• PIM Mode—select PIM Mode of the group for which the Candidate RP is configured. The list contains:
  • Sparse—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Sparse mode.
  • Bidir—specifies that the Candidate RP is running in Bidir mode

Multicast > PIM > PIM HA

• PIM Hot Standby Admin Status—displays the status of the Hot Standby feature. The list contains:
  • Enabled—indicates the admin status is enabled.
  • Disabled—indicates the admin status is disabled.
• PIM Hot Standby Status—displays the status of the PEER node. The list contains:
  • ActiveNodePeerUp—indicates standby-node is up.
  • ActiveNodePeerDown—indicates standby-node is down.
• Pim Hot Standby Bulk Update Status—displays the synchronisation status between the active node and stand-by node. The list contains:
  • InProgress—active node is updating the info to standby.
  • Completed—active and standby node have synchronized the data.
  • NotStarted—active node doesn't start the synchronization yet.
  • Aborted—bulk update stopped while in progress.
• Forwarding Table Entry Count—displays the number of entries available in forwarding path (data plane).

Multicast > PIM > Elected RP

• Component ID—enter a unique number to configure the PIM component. The PIM component corresponds to each instance of a PIM domain and classifies it as Sparse or Dense mode. This value ranges from 1 to 255.
• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface— IPv4.
• Group—displays the IP multicast group address for which the information about the candidate RP is displayed.
• Mask—displays the multicast group address mask.
• RP—displays the RP Address of the DF Election row.
• Priority—displays the priority of the interface which will be advertised as a Candidate-RP. The priority value ranges from 0 to 255. The default value is 192.
• Hold Time—displays the time remaining for the advertisement of a Candidate RP to be aged out. This value ranges from 0 to 255 seconds. This value is 0 for the local router that is not configured as BSR.

Multicast > PIM > DF Info

• Address Type—specifies the address type of the PIM interface— IPv4.
• RP—displays the RP Address of the DF Election row.
• Interface—displays the index value of the PIM interface.
• State—displays the election state of the router for the specified RP address and interface. The options are offer, win, lose, or back off.
• Winner—displays the address of the DF election winner for the specified RP address and interface.
• Uptime—displays the uptime of the DF election winner for the specified RP address and interface.
• Winner Metric—displays the address of the DF election winner for the specified RP address and interface.
• Winner Metric Preference—displays the metric preference of the DF election winner for the specified RP to reach the RP.
• Message Count—displays the number of DF messages sent by the router for the specified RP and interface.