H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 5 PIM Configuration
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5.3 Configuring PIM-SM
 Note:
A device can serve as a C-RP and a C-BSR at the same time.
5.3.1 PIM-SM Configuration Task List
Complete these tasks to configure PIM-SM:
Task Remarks
Configuring PIM-SM Required
Performing basic C-BSR configuration Optional
Configuring a global-scope C-BSR Optional
Configuring an admin-scope C-BSR Optional
Configuring a BSR admin-scope
region boundary
Optional
Configuring a BSR
Configuring global C-BSR parameters Optional
Configuring a static RP Optional
Configuring a C-RP Optional
Enabling auto-RP Optional
Configuring an RP
Configuring C-RP timers Optional
Configuring PIM-SM Register Messages Optional
Disabling RPT-to-SPT Switchover Optional
Configuring PIM Common Information Optional
5.3.2 Configuration Prerequisites
Before configuring PIM-SM, complete the following task:
z Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are
interoperable at the network layer.
Before configuring PIM-SM, prepare the following data:
z An ACL rule defining a legal BSR address range
z Hash mask length for RP selection calculation
z C-BSR priority
z Bootstrap interval