Pim-ssm configuration task list, Configuration prerequisites, Enabling pim-sm – H3C Technologies H3C S10500 Series Switches User Manual
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PIM-SSM configuration task list
Complete these tasks to configure PIM-SSM:
Task
Remarks
Required
Configuring the SSM group range
Optional
Configuring PIM common features
Optional
Configuration prerequisites
Before you configure PIM-SSM, complete the following tasks:
•
Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are interoperable at the
network layer
•
Determine the SSM group range
Enabling PIM-SM
The implementation of the SSM model is based on some subsets of PIM-SM. Therefore, you must enable
PIM-SM before configuring PIM-SSM.
When deploying a PIM-SSM domain, enable PIM-SM on non-border interfaces of the routers.
Enabling PIM-SM globally on the public network
Follow these steps to enable PIM-SM globally on 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...
Description
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