The set protocols pim interface hello interval command configures the PIM Hello messages period (in seconds) per interface.

Command Syntax

set protocols pim interface <interface-name> hello interval <interval>

Parameter

Parameter

Description

interface <interface-name>

Specifies an L3 interface. The value could be a VLAN interface name, loopback interface name, routed interface or sub-interface name.The value is a string.

hello interval <interval>

Specifies the interval for sending Hello messages.

The value is an integer that ranges from 1 to 65535, in seconds.

Usage Guidelines

PIM devices periodically send Hello messages to maintain PIM neighbor relationships. You can run the this 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 pim interface vlan-2 hello interval 40
admin@Xorplus# commit

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