Contents

Configuring PIM snooping· 1

Overview· 1

Configuring PIM snooping· 2

Displaying and maintaining PIM snooping· 3

PIM snooping configuration example· 3

Network requirements· 3

Configuration procedure· 4

Verifying the configuration· 6

Troubleshooting PIM snooping· 7

PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device· 7

 

Configuring PIM snooping

Overview

PIM snooping runs on Layer 2 devices. It works with IGMP snooping to analyze received PIM messages, and adds the ports that are interested in specific multicast data to a PIM snooping routing entry. In this way, the multicast data can be forwarded to only the ports that are interested in the data.

Figure 1 Multicast packet transmission without or with PIM snooping

 

As shown in Figure 1, Source 1 sends multicast data to multicast group G1, and Source 2 sends multicast data to multicast group G2. Receiver 1 belongs to G1, and Receiver 2 belongs to G2. The Layer 2 switch's interfaces that connect to the PIM routers are in the same VLAN or VSI.

·     When the Layer 2 switch runs only IGMP snooping, it performs the following actions:

a.     Maintains the router ports according to the received PIM hello messages that PIM routers send.

b.     Floods all other types of received PIM messages except PIM hello messages in the VLAN or VSI.

c.     Forwards all multicast data to all router ports in the VLAN or VSI.

Each PIM router in the VLAN or VSI, whether interested in the multicast data or not, can receive all multicast data and all PIM messages except PIM hello messages.

·     When the Layer 2 switch runs both IGMP snooping and PIM snooping, it performs the following actions:

a.     Examines whether a PIM router is interested in the multicast data addressed to a multicast group according to the received PIM messages that the router send.

b.     Adds only the ports that connect to the router and are interested in the data to a PIM snooping routing entry.

c.     Forwards PIM messages and multicast data to only the routers that are interested in the data, which saves network bandwidth.

For more information about IGMP snooping and the router port, see "Configuring IGMP snooping."

PIM snooping can run in PIM-SM and PIM-SSM networks. Do not configure PIM snooping in PIM-DM or BIDIR-PIM networks. For more information about PIM, see "Configuring PIM."

Configuring PIM snooping

IMPORTANT: ·     Do not configure PIM snooping in secondary VLANs because PIM snooping does not take effect on secondary VLANs. For more information about secondary VLANs, see Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide. ·     For PIM snooping to correctly forward multicast data, make sure the maximum size of a PIM join or prune message is smaller than the path MTU of devices connected to PIM snooping devices. For more information about setting the maximum size of a join or prune message, see "Configuring PIM."

 

To configure PIM snooping for a VLAN or VSI, you must enable IGMP snooping globally on the Layer 2 device, and then enable IGMP snooping and PIM snooping for the VLAN or VSI.

After you enable PIM snooping for a VLAN or VSI, PIM snooping works only on the member interfaces of the VLAN or VSI.

To configure PIM snooping:

 

Step	Command	Remarks
1.     Enter system view.	system-view	N/A
2.     Enable IGMP snooping globally and enter IGMP-snooping view.	igmp-snooping	By default, IGMP snooping is disabled.
3.     Return to system view.	quit	N/A
4.     Enter VLAN view or VSI view.	·     Enter VLAN view: vlan vlan-id ·     Enter VSI view: vsi vsi-name	N/A
5.     Enable IGMP snooping for the VLAN or VSI.	igmp-snooping enable	By default, IGMP snooping is disabled in a VLAN or VSI.
6.     Enable PIM snooping for the VLAN or VSI.	pim-snooping enable	By default, PIM snooping is disabled in a VLAN or VSI.
7.     (Optional.) Set the aging time for global neighbor ports on the new active MPU after an active/standby switchover.	pim-snooping graceful-restart neighbor-aging-time seconds	The default setting is 105 seconds. A global neighbor port is a Layer 2 aggregate interface or AC interface that acts as a neighbor port.
8.     (Optional.) Set the aging time for global downstream ports and global router ports on the new active MPU after an active/standby switchover.	pim-snooping graceful-restart join-aging-time seconds	The default setting is 210 seconds. A global downstream port or a global router port is a Layer 2 aggregate interface or AC interface that acts as a downstream port or router port.

 

Displaying and maintaining PIM snooping

Execute display commands in any view and reset commands in user view.

 

Task	Command
(In standalone mode.) Display PIM snooping neighbor information.	display pim-snooping neighbor [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
(In IRF mode.) Display PIM snooping neighbor information.	display pim-snooping neighbor [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
(In standalone mode.) Display PIM snooping router port information.	display pim-snooping router-port [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
(In IRF mode.) Display PIM snooping router port information.	display pim-snooping router-port [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
(In standalone mode.) Display PIM snooping routing entries.	display pim-snooping routing-table [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
(In IRF mode.) Display PIM snooping routing entries.	display pim-snooping routing-table [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ verbose ]
Display statistics for the PIM messages learned through PIM snooping.	display pim-snooping statistics
Clear statistics for the PIM messages learned through PIM snooping.	reset pim-snooping statistics

 

PIM snooping configuration example

Network requirements

As shown in Figure 2:

·     OSPF runs on the network.

·     Source 1 and Source 2 send multicast data to multicast groups 224.1.1.1 and 225.1.1.1, respectively.

·     Receiver 1 and Receiver 2 belong to multicast groups 224.1.1.1 and 225.1.1.1, respectively.

·     Router C and Router D run IGMP on GigabitEthernet 1/0/1. Router A, Router B, Router C, and Router D run PIM-SM.

·     GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 on Router A acts as a C-BSR and a C-RP.

To ensure that Switch A forwards PIM protocol packets and multicast data packets only to the routers that are connected to receivers, perform the following tasks:

·     On Switch A, configure IGMP snooping and PIM snooping.

·     On all PIM routers connected to Switch A, set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes, which is less than the path MTU.

Figure 2 Network diagram

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Configuration procedure

1.     Assign an IP address and subnet mask to each interface, as shown in Figure 2. (Details not shown.)

2.     Configure OSPF on the routers. (Details not shown.)

3.     Configure Router A:

# Enable IP multicast routing.

<RouterA> system-view

[RouterA] multicast routing

[RouterA-mrib] quit

# Enable PIM-SM on each interface.

[RouterA] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] pim sm

[RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

[RouterA] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] pim sm

[RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes.

[RouterA] pim

[RouterA-pim] jp-pkt-size 1400

# Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 as a C-BSR and a C-RP.

[RouterA-pim] c-bsr 10.1.1.1

[RouterA-pim] c-rp 10.1.1.1

[RouterA-pim] quit

4.     Configure Router B:

# Enable IP multicast routing.

<RouterB> system-view

[RouterB] multicast routing

[RouterB-mrib] quit

# Enable PIM-SM on each interface.

[RouterB] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] pim sm

[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

[RouterB] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] pim sm

[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes.

[RouterB] pim

[RouterB-pim] jp-pkt-size 1400

5.     Configure Router C:

# Enable IP multicast routing.

<RouterC> system-view

[RouterC] multicast routing

[RouterC-mrib] quit

# Enable IGMP on GigabitEthernet 1/0/1.

[RouterC] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[RouterC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] igmp enable

[RouterC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Enable PIM-SM on GigabitEthernet 1/0/2.

[RouterC] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[RouterC-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] pim sm

[RouterC-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes.

[RouterC] pim

[RouterC-pim] jp-pkt-size 1400

6.     Configure Router D:

# Enable IP multicast routing.

<RouterD> system-view

[RouterD] multicast routing

[RouterD-mrib] quit

# Enable IGMP on GigabitEthernet 1/0/1.

[RouterD] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[RouterD-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] igmp enable

[RouterD-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Enable PIM-SM on GigabitEthernet 1/0/2.

[RouterD] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[RouterD-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] pim sm

[RouterD-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes.

[RouterD] pim

[RouterD-pim] jp-pkt-size 1400

7.     Configure Switch A:

# Enable IGMP snooping globally.

<SwitchA> system-view

[SwitchA] igmp-snooping

[SwitchA-igmp-snooping] quit

# Create VLAN 100, and assign GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet 1/0/4 to the VLAN.

[SwitchA] vlan 100

[SwitchA-vlan100] port gigabitethernet 1/0/1 to gigabitethernet 1/0/4

# Enable IGMP snooping and PIM snooping for VLAN 100.

[SwitchA-vlan100] igmp-snooping enable

[SwitchA-vlan100] pim-snooping enable

[SwitchA-vlan100] quit

Verifying the configuration

# On Switch A, display PIM snooping neighbor information for VLAN 100.

[SwitchA] display pim-snooping neighbor vlan 100

Total 4 neighbors.

 

VLAN 100: Total 4 neighbors.

  10.1.1.1

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      GE1/0/1                 (00:32:43)

  10.1.1.2

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      GE1/0/2                 (00:32:43)

  10.1.1.3

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      GE1/0/3                 (00:32:43)

  10.1.1.4

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      GE1/0/4                 (00:32:43)

The output shows that Router A, Router B, Router C, and Router D are PIM snooping neighbors.

# On Switch A, display PIM snooping routing entries for VLAN 100.

[SwitchA] display pim-snooping routing-table vlan 100

Total 2 entries.

FSM Flag: NI-no info, J-join, PP-prune pending

 

VLAN 100: Total 2 entries.

  (*, 224.1.1.1)

    Upstream neighbor: 10.1.1.1

      Upstream Slots (0 in total):

      Upstream Ports (1 in total):

        GE1/0/1

      Downstream Slots (0 in total):

      Downstream Ports (1 in total):

        GE1/0/3

          Expires: 00:03:01, FSM: J

  (*, 225.1.1.1)

    Upstream neighbor: 10.1.1.2

      Upstream Slots (0 in total):

      Upstream Ports (1 in total):

        GE1/0/2

      Downstream Slots (0 in total):

      Downstream Ports (1 in total):

        GE1/0/4

          Expires: 00:03:11, FSM: J

The output shows the following information:

·     Switch A will forward the multicast data intended for multicast group 224.1.1.1 only to Router C.

·     Switch A will forward the multicast data intended for multicast group 225.1.1.1 only to Router D.

Troubleshooting PIM snooping

PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device

Symptom

PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device.

Solution

To resolve the problem:

1.     Use the display current-configuration command to display information about IGMP snooping and PIM snooping.

2.     If IGMP snooping is not enabled, enable IGMP snooping globally, and then enable IGMP snooping and PIM snooping for the VLAN.

3.     If PIM snooping is not enabled, enable PIM snooping for the VLAN.

4.     If the problem persists, contact H3C Support.