ipv6 router pim

Globally enables PIM routing for IPv6 and enters IPv6 PIM router configuration mode for the default virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) or the specified VRF.

Syntax

ipv6 router pim vrf [VRF-name ]

no ipv6 router pim vrf [VRF-name ]

Command Default

By default, IPv6 PIM routing is disabled.

Parameters

vrfVRF-name: Specifies the VRF for which you want to enable or disable IPv6 PIM. If no VRF is specified, the default VRF is used.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no ipv6 router pim form of the command disables IPv6 PIM routing.

Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) is one of several protocols designed for IP multicast. PIM does not rely on a specific routing protocol to create its network topology state, but uses routing information from other protocols. PIM messages are sent encapsulated in an IP packet where the IP protocol is 103 and the version is 6 for IPv6. Depending on the type of message, packets are sent to the PIM All-Router-Multicast address (FF02::D) or sent as unicast to a specific host.

Examples

The following example enables IPv6 PIM and enters IPv6 PIM router configuration mode for the default VRF.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ipv6 router pim
device(config-ipv6-router-pim-vrf-default-vrf)#