Enabling PIM-SM globally
Enable PIM-SM to offer multicasting services. After you enable PIM-SM globally and on a particular interface, the IGMP parameters take effect.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, expand the following folders: .
- Click PIM.
- Click the Globals tab.
- Click sm (sparse mode).
- Select the Enable check box.
- Click Apply.
Globals field descriptions
Use the descriptions in the following table to use the Globals tab.
|
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Mode |
Configures the mode on the routing switch: sm (Sparse Mode) or ssm (Source Specific Multicast). |
|
Enable |
Enables or disables PIM. |
|
JoinPruneInterval |
Specifies how long to wait (in seconds) before the PIM router sends out the next join or prune message to its upstream neighbors. The range is from 1–18724 and the default is 60 seconds. |
|
RegisterSuppTimer |
Specifies how long (in seconds) the designated router suppresses sending registers to the rendezvous point (RP). The timer starts after the designated router receives a register-stop message from the RP. The range is from 6–65535 and the default is 60 seconds. |
|
UniRouteChgTimeOut |
Specifies how often (in seconds) the switch polls the routing table manager for unicast routing information updates for PIM. The range is from 2–65535 and the default is 5 seconds. Important:
If you lower this value, it increases how often the switch polls the routing table manager. This value can affect the performance of the switch, especially if a high volume of traffic flows through the switch. |
|
DiscardDataTimeOut |
Specifies how long (in seconds) to discard data until the switch receives a join message from the RP. An IP multicast discard record is created after a register packet is sent, until the timer expires or the switch receives a join message. The range is from 5–65535 and the default is 60 seconds. |
|
CRPADVTimeOut |
Specifies how often (in seconds) a router configured as a candidate rendezvous point router (C-RP) sends advertisement messages. After this timer expires, the C-RP router sends an advertisement message to the elected bootstrap router (BSR). The range is from 5–26214 and the default is 60 seconds. |
|
BootStrapPeriod |
Specifies the interval (in seconds) that the elected BSR waits between originating bootstrap messages. The range is from 5–32757 and the default is 60 seconds. |
|
StaticRP |
Enables or disables the static RP feature. You can use static RP to configure a static entry for an RP. A static RP permits communication with switches from other vendors that do not use the BSR mechanism. |
|
FwdCacheTimeOut |
Specifies the PIM forward cache expiry value in seconds. This value ages PIM mroutes in seconds. The range is from 10–86400 and the default value is 210. Topology and hardware conditions can affect the polling interval and cause an inactive route to remain for up to 12-15 minutes. |
|
FastJoinPrune |
Enables or disables the PIM fast join prune feature. |