Variable Definitions

The following table describes the variables for the ip pim command.

Variable Value

disc-data-timeout <5-65535>

Specifies the duration in seconds to discard data until the switch receives the join message from the rendezvous point (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 default value is 60.

bootstrap-period

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.

enable

Enables PIM globally on the switch.

The default is disabled.

fast-joinprune

Enables or disables the PIM fast join prune feature.

fwd-cache-timeout <10-86400>

Specifies the forward cache timeout value.

The default value is 120.

join-prune-interval <1-18724>

Specifies the duration in seconds before the PIM router sends out the next join or prune message to its upstream neighbors.

The default value is 60.

mode <sparse> <ssm>

Configures PIM mode on the switch.

The default value is sparse.

register-suppression-timeout <10-65535>

Specifies the duration in seconds the designated router (DR) suppresses sending registers to the RP. The timer starts after the DR receives a register-stop message from the RP.

The default value is 60.

rp-c-adv-timeout

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.

spt-infinite-threshold

Enables PIM Infinite Threshold Policy for IPv4, so that multicast traffic follows the shared tree path through a Rendezvous Point (RP) instead of automatically switching over to shortest path tree (SPT).

The default is disabled.

static-rp

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.

unicast-route-change-timeout <2-65535>

Specifies the duration in seconds the switch polls the RTM for unicast routing information updates for PIM.

The default value is 5.

virtual-neighbor

Specifies to enter virtual neighbor IP to an interface globally.