HP VPN Firewall Appliances Network Management Configuration Guide

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Upstream interface: GigabitEthernet0/2
Upstream neighbor: 192.168.1.2
RPF prime neighbor: 192.168.1.2
Downstream interface(s) information:
Total number of downstreams: 1
1: GigabitEthernet0/1
Protocol: igmp, UpTime: 00:13:25, Expires: 00:03:25
# Display PIM routing table information on Router C.
[RouterC] display pim routing-table
VPN-Instance: public net
Total 0 (*, G) entry; 1 (S, G) entry
(10.110.5.100, 232.1.1.1)
Protocol: pim-ssm, Flag: LOC
UpTime: 00:12:05
Upstream interface: Ethernet1/1
Upstream neighbor: NULL
RPF prime neighbor: NULL
Downstream interface(s) information:
Total number of downstreams: 1
1: Ethernet1/2
Protocol: pim-ssm, UpTime: 00:12:05, Expires: 00:03:25
Troubleshooting PIM
This section describes common PIM problems and how to troubleshoot them.
A multicast distribution tree cannot be built correctly
Symptom
None of the routers in the network (including routers directly connected with multicast sources and
receivers) have multicast forwarding entries. In other words, a multicast distribution tree cannot be
correctly built and the receivers cannot receive multicast data.
Analysis
• When PIM-DM runs on the entire network, multicast data is flooded from the first hop router
connected with the multicast source to the last-hop router connected with the clients. When the
multicast data is flooded to a router, regardless of which router it is, the router creates (S, G) entries
only if it has a route to the multicast source. If the router does not have a route to the multicast source,
or if PIM-DM is not enabled on the router's RPF interface to the multicast source, the router cannot
create (S, G) entries.
• When PIM-SM runs on the entire network and when a router joins the SPT, the router creates (S, G)
entries only if it has a route to the multicast source. If the router does not have a route to the multicast
source, or if PIM-DM is not enabled on the router's RPF interface to the multicast source, the router
cannot create (S, G) entries.
• When a multicast router receives a multicast packet, it searches the existing unicast routing table for
the optimal route to the RPF check object. The outgoing interface of this route will act as the RPF