To create a PIM interface on a base routing instance or VPRN routing instance

Steps
 
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Perform one of the following:

  1. Create a PIM interface on a base routing instance.

    Perform the following steps:

    1. In the navigation tree Routing view, expand Network→NE→Routing Instance→PIM.

    2. Right-click on the PIM icon and choose Create Interface. The PIM Interface (Create) form opens.

  2. Create a PIM interface on a VPRN routing instance.

    Perform the following steps:

    1. Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens.

    2. Choose a VPRN service and click Properties. The VPRN Service (Edit) form opens.

    3. Expand VPRN Service→Sites→Routing Instance - NE System ID→Routing Instance→Routing Instance: VPRNinstance→Protocols→PIM.

    4. Right-click on the PIM instance and choose Create PIM Interface. The PIM Interface, Routing Instance (Create) form opens.

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Click Select, choose a Layer 3 interface, and click OK. The Select Interface - PIM Interface form closes, and the interface name appears in the Interface panel.

3 

Configure the required parameters.

Note: If you are configuring IPv6 BFD on a VPRN routing instance, you need to enable the IPv6 Allowed parameter on the associated L3 access interface and set the BFD IPv6 Admin State parameter to Up on the BFD tab. See To configure BFD for a VPRN L3 access interface .

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Click on the Behavior tab, then on the General sub-tab.

5 

Configure the required parameters.

Note: The Sticky DR Priority parameter is configurable when the Sticky DR parameter is enabled.

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Click on the Neighbor tab to view and edit information. The Neighbor tab is configurable only when a neighbor PIM interface exists.

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Click on the IPv4 or IPv6 sub-tab.

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Configure the IPv4 Administrative State or IPv6 Administrative State parameter in the States panel.

9 

Click on the Multicast CAC tab to add a multicast CAC policy.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Select a multicast CAC policy.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. Click on the Levels tab.

  4. Click Create. The PIM Interface Multicast CAC level form opens.

  5. Configure the required parameters.

  6. Click on the LAG Port Down tab.

  7. Click Create. The PIM Interface Multicast CAC LAG Port Down form opens.

  8. Configure the required parameters.

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Save your changes and close the form.

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