Alcatel-Lucent 6850 Switch User Manual


 
Configuring PIM Configuring PIM
OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide December 2007 page 7-21
Viewing PIM Status and Parameters for a Specific Interface
To view the current PIM interface information—which includes IP addresses for PIM-enabled interfaces,
Hello and Join/Prune intervals, and current operational status—use the show ip pim interface command.
For example:
Enabling PIM Mode on the Switch
To globally enable PIM-Sparse Mode on the switch, use the ip pim sparse status command. Enter the
command syntax as shown below:
-> ip pim sparse status enable
To globally enable PIM-Dense Mode on the switch, use the ip pim dense status command. Enter the
command syntax as shown below:
-> ip pim dense status enable
Disabling PIM Mode on the Switch
To globally disable PIM-Sparse Mode on the switch, use the ip pim sparse status command. Enter the
command syntax as shown below:
-> ip pim sparse status disable
To globally disable PIM-Dense Mode on the switch, use the ip pim dense status command. Enter the
command syntax as shown below:
-> ip pim dense status disable
Checking the Current Global PIM Status
To view current global PIM enable/disable status, as well as additional global PIM settings, use the show
ip pim sparse or show ip pim dense command. For example:
-> show ip pim interface
Total 1 Interfaces
Interface Name IP Address Designated Hello J/P Oper
Router Interval Interval Status
--------------------+---------------+---------------+--------+--------+-------
tesvl 50.1.1.1 50.1.1.1 100 10 disabled
The IP address of the Designated
Router for the interface is displayed.
The Interface Name used to identify
the PIM enabled interface is listed in
the PIM interface table.