Operational note for PIM-SM over IPv6

• You can only configure PIM-SM if you configure the spbm_config_mode boot flag to false.

• The following HELLO messages options are not supported:

  • GENid

  • DR priority

  • LAN-PRUNE delay

  • T-bit

• IPv6 multicast is not supported over SPBM

• IPv6 multicast routing is not virtualized, it is supported only on GRT

• IPv6 multicast configuration on SMLT VLAN is not supported. vIST peers cannot form PIM-SM over IPv6 neighbor adjacencies. Senders and receivers on the vIST peers (SMLT and non-SMLT) cannot communicate. MLT and LACP is supported.

• The switch does not support the following features:

  • Static entries

  • Bootstrap message (BSR)

  • Anycast RP

  • Virtual PIM neighbors

  • Fast join prune

  • Software forwarding

  • Passive PIM interfaces

  • IP mroute stream limit

  • Bidirectional PIM

  • Multicast Border Router (PMBR)

  • VRF support for PIM (GRT only)

  • IGMP and PIM mtrace capability

  • High Availability (HA)