ECS4660-28F_Management Guide-R03

C HAPTER 21 | Multicast Routing
Configuring PIMv6 for IPv6
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DISPLAYING
PIM6 NEIGHBOR
INFORMATION
Use the Routing Protocol > PIM6 > Neighbor page to display all
neighboring PIMv6 routers.
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "show ipv6 pim neighbor" on page 1958
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
◆ Address – IP address of the next-hop router.
◆ VLAN – VLAN that is attached to this neighbor.
◆ Uptime – The duration this entry has been active.
◆ Expire – The time before this entry will be removed.
◆ DR – The designated PIM6-SM router. If multicast hosts are directly
connected to the LAN, then only one of these routers is elected as the
DR, and acts on behalf of these hosts, sending periodic Join/Prune
messages toward a group-specific RP for each group.
WEB INTERFACE
To display neighboring PIMv6 routers:
1. Click Routing Protocol, PIM6, Neighbor.
Figure 539: Showing PIMv6 Neighbors
CONFIGURING GLOBAL
PIM6-SM SETTINGS
Use the Routing Protocol > PIM6 > SM (Configure Global) page to
configure the rate at which register messages are sent, the source of
register messages, and switchover to the Shortest Path Tree (SPT).
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "IPv6 PIM Commands" on page 1950
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
◆ Register Rate Limit – Configures the rate at which register messages
are sent by the Designated Router (DR) for each (source, group) entry.
(Range: 1-65535 packets per second: Default: disabled)
This parameter can be used to relieve the load on the designated router
(DR) and rendezvous point (RP). However, because register messages