Users Guide

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Layer 3 Routing Commands 1625
Example
console(config)#ip pim rp-candidate vlan 10 239.1.0.0 255.255.0.0 interval 30
ip pim sparse-mode
Use the ip pim sparse-mode command in Global Configuration mode to
administratively configure PIM sparse mode for IP multicast routing. Use the
no form of this command to disable PIM.
Syntax
ip pim sparse-mode
no ip pim
Default Configuration
PIM not enabled by default.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Only one of sparse or dense mode can be configured on a router.IGMP is
automatically enabled if PIM is enabled and disabled when PIM is disabled.
IP multicast must be enabled for PIM to operate. ip multicast-routing is not
disabled or enabled by this command.
It is recommended that IGMP snooping be disabled if IP multicast is enabled
unless specifically required.
PIM is not compatible with DVMRP. DVMRP must be disabled before
enabling PIM.
Example
console(config)#ip pim sparse-mode