Command Reference Guide

1112 | PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
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The router with the largest value assigned to an interface becomes the Designated Router. If
two interfaces contain the same DR priority value, the interface with the largest interface IP
address becomes the Designated Router.
ip pim graceful-restart
e
This feature permits configuration of Non-stop Forwarding (NFS or graceful restart)
capability of a PIM router to its neighbors.
Syntax
[ipv6] ip pim graceful-restart {helper-only | nsf [restart-time | stale-entry-time]}
Parameters
Defaults
as above
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
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When an NSF-capable router comes up, it announces the graceful restart capability and restart
duration as a Hello option. The receiving router notes the Hello option. Routers not NSF
capable will discard the unknown Hello option and adjacency is not affected.
When an NSF-capable router goes down, neighboring PIM speaker preserves the states and
continues the forwarding of multicast traffic while the neighbor router restarts.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on S4810
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on C-Series on port-channels and S-Series
ipv6
Enter this keyword to enable graceful-restart for IPv6 Multicast Routes.
helper-only
Enter the keyword helper-only to configure as a receiver (helper) only by
preserving the PIM status of a graceful restart PIM neighboring router.
nsf
Enter the keyword nfs to configure the Non-stop Forwarding capability.
restart-time
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword restart-time followed by the number of
seconds estimated for the PIM speaker to restart.
Range: 30 to 300 seconds
Default: 180 seconds
stale-entry-time
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword stale-entry-time followed by the
number of seconds for which entries are kept alive after restart.
Range: 30 to 300 seconds
Default: 60 seconds
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale. Added the ipv6 option for E-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on E-Series