Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM

About enabling IPv6 PIM-SM

With IPv6 PIM-SM enabled on interfaces, devices can establish IPv6 PIM neighbor relationship and process IPv6 PIM messages from their IPv6 PIM neighbors.

Restrictions and guidelines

As a best practice, enable IPv6 PIM-SM on all non-border interfaces of devices when you deploy an IPv6 PIM-SM domain.

Procedure

  1. Enter system view.

    system-view

  2. Enable IPv6 multicast routing and enter IPv6 MRIB view.

    ipv6 multicast routing [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]

    By default, IPv6 multicast routing is disabled.

    For more information about this command, see IP Multicast Command Reference.

  3. Return to system view.

    quit

  4. Enter interface view.

    interface interface-type interface-number

  5. Enable IPv6 PIM-SM.

    ipv6 pim sm

    By default, IPv6 PIM-SM is disabled.