Enabling bidir-pim, Configuring an rp, Configuration guidelines – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Step Command

Remarks

4.

Enable IP multicast routing.

multicast routing-enable

Disabled by default.

5.

Enter interface view.

interface interface-type
interface-number

N/A

6.

Bind the interface with the
VPN instance.

ip binding vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name

By default, an interface belongs to
the public network, and is not

bound with any VPN instance.

7.

Enable PIM-SM.

pim sm

Disabled by default.

For more information about the ip vpn-instance, route-distinguisher, and ip binding vpn-instance

commands, see MPLS Command Reference.

Enabling BIDIR-PIM

When you enable BIDIR-PIM, follow these guidelines:

When the switch is operating in standard mode, it does not support BIDIR-PIM. For more
information about system operating modes, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

If BIDIR-PIM is enabled on the public network or in a VPN, the tunnel interfaces on the public

network or in the VPN do not support Layer 3 multicasting.

In IRF mode, VLAN-interface 4094, Layer 3 Ethernet sub-interfaces and Layer 3 aggregate
sub-interfaces which are numbered 4094, for example, GE2/0/1.4094 and Route-Aggregation

1.4094, do not support Layer 3 multicasting.

To enable BIDIR-PIM on all routers in the BIDIR-PIM domain:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter public network PIM view

or VPN instance PIM view.

pim [ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]

N/A

3.

Enable BIDIR-PIM.

bidir-pim enable

Disabled by default.

Configuring an RP

CAUTION:

When both PIM-SM and BIDIR-PIM run on the PIM network, do not use the same RP for PIM-SM and
BIDIR-PIM. Otherwise, exceptions might occur to the PIM routing table.

Configuration guidelines

An RP can be manually configured or dynamically elected through the BSR mechanism. For a large

PIM network, static RP configuration is a tedious job. Generally, static RP configuration is just used

as a backup method for the dynamic RP election mechanism to enhance the robustness and

operation manageability of a multicast network.

You must perform static RP configuration on all routers in the PIM-SM domain and specify the same
RP address.

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