3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

684 CHAPTER 46: IPV6 PIM CONFIGURATION
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For the configuration of other timers in IPv6 PIM-DM, refer to “Configuring IPv6
PIM Common Timers” on page 694.
Configuring IPv6
PIM-SM
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A device can serve as a C-RP and a C-BSR at the same time.
IPv6 PIM-SM
Configuration Task List
Complete these tasks to configure IPv6 PIM-SM:
Configuration
Prerequisites
Before configuring IPv6 PIM-SM, complete the following task:
■ Configure any IPv6 unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain
are interoperable at the network layer.
Before configuring IPv6 PIM-SM, prepare the following data:
■ An IPv6 ACL rule defining a legal BSR address range
■ Hash mask length for RP selection calculation
■ C-BSR priority
■ Bootstrap interval
■ Bootstrap timeout time
Configure graft retry period pim ipv6 timer graft-retry
interval
Optional
3 seconds by default
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Task Remarks
“Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM” on page 685 Required
“Configuring a BSR” on
page 685
“Performing basic C-BSR
configuration” on page 685
Optional
“Configuring a BSR
admin-scope region boundary”
on page 687
Optional
“Configuring global C-BSR
parameters” on page 687
Optional
“Configuring an RP” on
page 688
“Configuring a static RP” on
page 688
Optional
“Configuring a C-RP” on page
688
Optional
“Enabling embedded RP” on
page 689
Optional
“Configuring C-RP timers” on
page 689
Optional
“Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM Register Messages” on page 690 Optional
“Disabling RPT-to-SPT Switchover” on page 691 Optional
“Configuring IPv6 PIM Common Information” on page 691 Optional