Example for Configuring Basic PIM-SM
Networking Requirements
As shown in Figure 1, Host B wants to receive multicast data from Host A (Source) through the Pica8 Switch.
Figure1. User Configuration Topology of PIM-SM
Follow the configuration roadmap below to complete the configuration on PICA8 Switch.
Create the L3 VLAN interfaces.
Enable IGMP on the L3 VLAN interfaces.
Enable PIM-SM on L3 VLAN interfaces.
Procedure
Host A (Source)
• Add route on Host A to reach Host B.
For example, use the following command on Linux system,
sudo route add default gw 10.10.60.10 eth1
• Run iPerf on Host A.
Host B (Receiver)
• Add route on Host B to reach Host A.
For example, use the following command on Linux system,
sudo route add default gw 10.10.61.10 eth1
• Run iPerf on Host B.
PICA8 Switch
Step1 Create the L3 VLAN interfaces and assign VLAN to ports.
admin@Xorplus# set vlans vlan-id 2 l3-interface vlan2
admin@Xorplus# set l3-interface vlan-interface vlan2 address 10.10.60.10 prefix-length 24
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/2 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 2
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/2 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/2 family ethernet-switching vlan members 3
admin@Xorplus# set vlans vlan-id 3 l3-interface vlan3
admin@Xorplus# set l3-interface vlan-interface vlan3 address 10.10.61.10 prefix-length 24
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching native-vlan-id 3
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching port-mode trunk
admin@Xorplus# set interface gigabit-ethernet ge-1/1/3 family ethernet-switching vlan members 2
Step2 Enable IP routing.
admin@Xorplus# set ip routing enable true
Step3 Enable IGMP on the L3 VLAN interfaces.
admin@Xorplus# set protocols igmp interface vlan2
admin@Xorplus# set protocols igmp interface vlan3
Step4 Enable PIM on the L3 VLAN interfaces and assign the group ID.
Step5 Configure the log level.
Step6 Commit the configurations.
Verify the Configuration
• Run the run show igmp interface command to check the IGMP interface configuration.
• Run the run show pim interface command to check the PIM configuration and status.
• • Run the run show l3-interface brief command to check the VLAN interface configuration.
• Run the run show igmp group command to show information about multicast group member ports.
Verify End to End Connectivity between Host A and Host B
• Connectivity between Host A and Host B.
• IPerf result from Host A to Host B.
• IPerf result from Host B to Host A.
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