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set protocols pimsm4 interface vif hello-period

set protocols pimsm4 interface vif hello-period



The set protocols pimsm4 interface vif hello-period command configures the PIM Hello messages period (in seconds) per VLAN interface.


Command Syntax

set protocols pimsm4 interface <interface-name> vif <vif-name> hello-period <interval>


Parameter

Parameter

Description

interface <interface-name>

Specifies a L3 VLAN interface. The value is a string.

vif <vif-name>

Specifies a vif interface. The value is a string.

hello-period <interval>

Specifies the interval for sending Hello messages.

The value is an integer that ranges from 1 to 18724, in seconds. The default value is 30s.


Usage Guidelines

PIM devices periodically send Hello messages to maintain PIM neighbor relationships. You can run the set protocols pimsm4 interface vif hello-period command to set the interval for sending Hello messages. The neighbor holdtime is 3.5 * hello-period.

 

Example

  • Set the interval for sending Hello messages to 40 seconds on vlan-2.
admin@Xorplus# set protocols pimsm4 interface vlan-2 vif vlan-2 hello-period 40
admin@Xorplus# commit


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