3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

616 CHAPTER 43: MSDP CONFIGURATION
Configuring Basic
Functions of MSDP
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All the configuration tasks should be carried out on RPs in PIM-SM domains, and
each of these RPs acts as an MSDP peer.
Configuration
Prerequisites
Before configuring the basic functions of MSDP, complete the following tasks:
■ Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are
interoperable at the network layer.
■ Configuring the basic functions of PIM-SM to enable intra-domain multicast
forwarding.
Before configuring the basic functions of MSDP, prepare the following data:
■ IP addresses of MSDP peers
■ Address prefix list for an RP address filtering policy
Enabling MSDP Follow these steps to enable MSDP:
Creating an MSDP Peer
Connection
An MSDP peering relationship is identified by an address pair, namely the address
of the local MSDP peer and that of the remote MSDP peer. An MSDP peer
connection must be created on both devices that are a pairs of MSDP peers.
Follow these steps to create an MSDP peer connection:
“Configuring SA Messages
Related Parameters” on page
619
“Configuring SA Message
Content” on page 620
Optional
“Configuring SA Request
Messages” on page 620
Optional
“Configuring an SA
Message Filtering Rule” on
page 621
Optional
“Configuring SA Message
Cache” on page 622
Optional
Task Remarks
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Enable IP multicast routing multicast routing-enable Required
Disabled by default
Enable MSDP and enter MSDP
view
msdp Required
Disabled by default
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Enter MSDP view msdp -