Operation: PIM-SM Configuration
Description: Protocol-Independent Multicast 

Sample Configuration
<PIMDynamicRouting> <ManagePIM>Enable/Disable</ManagePIM> <InterfaceList> <Interface>interfacename</Interface> <Interface>interfacename</Interface> : : </InterfaceList> <CandidateRP>Disable/Static/Dynamic</CandidateRP> <StaticRPIP> <IPAddress>IPV4</IPAddress> <GroupIP> <IPAddress>IPV4</IPAddress> : : </GroupIP> </StaticRPIP> : : <DynamicRIP> <Interface>interfacename</Interface> <GroupIP> <IPAddress>IPV4</IPAddress> : : </GroupIP> <Priority>Unknown</Priority> <Timer>Unknown</Timer> </DynamicRIP> </PIMDynamicRouting>



Parameter Mandatory Default Description
ManagePIMNo Disabled 
Click this to enable PIM to provide dynamic multicast support on the device.
ManagePIM confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable', 'Disable' are allowed.
CandidateRPNo As selected in 'PIM Enabled Interface'. 
Select interface IP that will be used as RP IP.
CandidateRP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Static', 'Dynamic' are allowed.
Note:
Enabled only if 'Candidate RP' is selected in 'RP Settings'..
IPAddressNo  
Specify a unicast IP address for static RP.
IPAddress confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'IPADDRESS'.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
  • Duplicate values will be ignored.
  • IP Class other than 'MULTICAST', 'RESERVED', 'LOCALHOST', 'UNSPECIFIED', 'BROADCAST', 'LINKLOCAL' is allowed.
Note:
Enabled only if 'Static IP' is selected in 'RP Settings'..
IPAddressNo  
Specify multicast group IP address or network address separated by a comma that will be served by given RP.
IPAddress confines to:
  • Type is '2DARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
Note:
Enabled only if 'Enable PIM' is selected..
InterfaceNo  
Select interface IP that will be used as RP IP.
Interface confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
Note:
Enabled only when 'Enable PIM' is selected..
priorityNo 
Specify the priority of the PIM router in the RP election process.
confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 255 is allowed.
Note:
Enabled only if 'Candidate RP' is selected in 'RP Settings'..
TimerNo 60 
Specify time in seconds after which at every specified time, RP candidate messages are generated.
Timer confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 30 to 180 is allowed.
Note:
Enabled only if 'Candidate RP' is selected in 'RP Settings'..



Operation   Status   Message
PIM-SM Configuration200
PIM-SM Configuration500


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