Enabling IPv6 PIM on a port

Enable IPv6 PIM for each interface to enable the interface to perform multicasting operations.

About this task

You can also right-click the port and use the Edit IPv6 shortcut menu to reach this same tab.

Before you begin

  • You must enable IPv6 interface before you enable PIM on a port.

Procedure

  1. On the Device Physical View tab, select a port.
  2. In the navigation pane, expand the Configuration > Edit > Port folders.
  3. Click IPv6.
  4. Click the PIM tab.
  5. Select Enable.
  6. Click Apply.

PIM field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the PIM tab.

Name

Description

Address

Specifies the IPv6 address of the PIM interface.

NetMask

Specifies the network mask for the IPv6 address of the PIM interface.

Enable

Enables (true) or disables (false) PIM for the specified port.

Mode

Displays the mode currently running on the routing switch.

DR

Specifies the designated router on this PIM interface.

HelloInterval

Specifies how long to wait (in seconds) before the PIM router sends out the next hello message to neighboring routers. The default is 30 seconds. The range is 0-18724 seconds.

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 default is 60 seconds. The range is 1-18724 seconds.

OperState

Specifies the current operational state of this PIM interface.

Type

Specifies the type of interface.