Contents

Configuring IPv6 PIM snooping· 1

About IPv6 PIM snooping· 1

Restrictions and guidelines: IPv6 PIM snooping configuration· 2

IPv6 PIM snooping tasks at a glance· 2

Enabling IPv6 PIM snooping· 2

Setting the aging time for global ports after an active/standby switchover 3

About global ports· 3

Restrictions and guidelines· 3

Setting the aging time for global neighbor ports after an active/standby switchover 3

Setting the aging time for global downstream ports and global router ports after an active/standby switchover 4

Display and maintenance commands for IPv6 PIM snooping· 4

IPv6 PIM snooping configuration examples· 5

Example: Configuring IPv6 PIM snooping· 5

Troubleshooting IPv6 PIM snooping· 8

IPv6 PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device· 8

 

Configuring IPv6 PIM snooping

About IPv6 PIM snooping

IPv6 PIM snooping runs on Layer 2 devices. It works with MLD snooping to analyze received IPv6 PIM messages, and adds the ports that are interested in specific multicast data to an IPv6 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 IPv6 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 IPv6 PIM-capable routers are in the same VLAN.

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

a.     Maintains the router ports according to the received IPv6 PIM hello messages that IPv6 PIM-capable routers send.

b.     Floods all other types of received IPv6 PIM messages except PIM hello messages in the VLAN.

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

Each IPv6 PIM-capable router in the VLAN, whether interested in the multicast data or not, can receive all multicast data and all IPv6 PIM messages except IPv6 PIM hello messages.

·     When the Layer 2 switch runs both MLD snooping and IPv6 PIM snooping, it performs the following actions:

a.     Examines whether an IPv6 PIM router is interested in the multicast data destined for a multicast group according to the received IPv6 PIM messages that the router sends.

b.     Adds only the ports that connect to the router and are interested in the data to an IPv6 PIM snooping routing entry.  

c.     Forwards IPv6 PIM messages and the multicast data only to the router according to the multicast forwarding entry, which saves network bandwidth.

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

Restrictions and guidelines: IPv6 PIM snooping configuration

Make sure the maximum size of an IPv6 PIM join or prune message is smaller than the path MTU of devices connected to IPv6 PIM snooping devices. Otherwise, fragmented IPv6 PIM join or prune messages prevent IPv6 PIM snooping from correctly forwarding IPv6 multicast data. For more information about setting the maximum size of a join or prune message, see "Configuring IPv6 PIM."

IPv6 PIM snooping is supported only for IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 PIM-SSM. As a best practice, do not configure IPv6 PIM snooping in the IPv6 PIM-DM network. For more information about IPv6 PIM, see "Configuring IPv6 PIM."

After you enable IPv6 PIM snooping for a VLAN, IPv6 PIM snooping takes effect only on ports that belong to the VLAN.

IPv6 PIM snooping tasks at a glance

To configure IPv6 PIM snooping, perform the following tasks:

1.     Enabling IPv6 PIM snooping

2.     (Optional.) Setting the aging time for global ports after

¡     Setting the aging time for global neighbor ports

¡     Setting the aging time for global downstream ports and global router ports

Enabling IPv6 PIM snooping

1.     Enter system view.

system-view

2.     Enable MLD snooping globally and enter MLD -snooping view.

mld-snooping

By default, MLD snooping is disabled.

For more information about this command, see IP Multicast Command Reference.

3.     Return to system view.

quit

4.     Enter VLAN view.

¡     Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

5.     Enable MLD snooping for the VLAN.

mld-snooping enable

By default, MLD snooping is disabled in a VLAN.

For more information about this command, see IP Multicast Command Reference.

6.     Enable IPv6 PIM snooping for the VLAN.

ipv6 pim-snooping enable

By default, IPv6 PIM snooping is disabled in a VLAN.

Setting the aging time for global ports after an active/standby switchover

About global ports

A global port is a virtual port (including Layer 2 aggregate interfaces, ACs, N-PWs, or U-PWs) on the active MPU. A global port that acts as a neighbor port, downstream port, or router port is called a global neighbor port, global downstream port, and global router port, respectively.

Perform this task to decrease Layer 2 IPv6 multicast data interruption caused by the aging of IPv6 PIM snooping entries after an active/standby switchover.

Restrictions and guidelines

For a global neighbor port, the set aging time does not take effect when the port receives an IPv6 PIM hello message after an active/standby switchover. The aging time for the port is determined by the aging time in the IPv6 PIM hello message.

For a global router port or global downstream port, the set aging time does not take effect when the port receives an IPv6 PIM join message after an active/standby switchover. The aging time for the port is determined by the aging time in the IPv6 PIM join message.

Setting the aging time for global neighbor ports after an active/standby switchover

1.     Enter system view.

system-view

2.     Enter VLAN view or VSI view.

¡     Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

¡     Enter VSI view.

vsi vsi-name

3.     Set the aging time for global neighbor ports after an active/standby switchover.

pim-snooping graceful-restart neighbor-aging-time seconds

By default, the aging time for global neighbor ports after an active/standby switchover is 105 seconds.

Setting the aging time for global downstream ports and global router ports after an active/standby switchover

1.     Enter system view.

system-view

2.     Enter VLAN view or VSI view.

¡     Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

¡     Enter VSI view.

vsi vsi-name

3.     Set the aging time for global downstream ports and global router ports after an active/standby switchover.

pim-snooping graceful-restart join-aging-time seconds

By default, the aging time for downstream ports and global router ports after an active/standby switchover is 210 seconds.

Display and maintenance commands for IPv6 PIM snooping

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

 

Task	Command
Display IPv6 PIM snooping neighbor information.	In standalone mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping neighbor [ vlan vlan-id ] [ verbose ] [ slot slot-number ] In IRF mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping neighbor [ vlan vlan-id ] [ verbose ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]
Display IPv6 PIM snooping router port information.	In standalone mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping router-port [ vlan vlan-id ] [ slot slot-number ] In IRF mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping router-port [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]
Display IPv6 PIM snooping routing entries.	In standalone mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping routing-table [ vlan vlan-id ] [ verbose ] [ slot slot-number ] In IRF mode: display ipv6 pim-snooping routing-table [ vlan vlan-id ] [ verbose ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]
Display statistics for the IPv6 PIM messages learned through IPv6 PIM snooping.	display ipv6 pim-snooping statistics
Clear statistics for the IPv6 PIM messages learned through IPv6 PIM snooping.	reset ipv6 pim-snooping statistics

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IPv6 PIM snooping configuration examples

Example: Configuring IPv6 PIM snooping

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 2:

·     OSPFv3 runs on the network.

·     Source 1 and Source 2 send IPv6 multicast data to IPv6 multicast groups FF1E::101 and FF2E::101, respectively.

·     Receiver 1 and Receiver 2 belong to IPv6 multicast groups FF1E::101 and FF2E::101, respectively.

·     Router C and Router D run MLD on Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/1.

·     Router A, Router B, Router C, and Router D run IPv6 PIM-SM. Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/2 on Router A acts as a C-BSR and a C-RP.

Configure MLD snooping and IPv6 PIM snooping on Device A. Then, Device A forwards IPv6 PIM protocol packets and IPv6 multicast data packets only to routers that are connected to receivers.

Figure 2 Network diagram

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Procedure

1.     Assign an IPv6 address and prefix length to each interface, as shown in Figure 2. (Details not shown.)

2.     Configure OSPFv3 on the routers. (Details not shown.)

3.     Configure Router A:

# Enable IPv6 multicast routing.

<RouterA> system-view

[RouterA] ipv6 multicast routing

[RouterA-mrib6] quit

# Enable IPv6 PIM-SM on each interface.

[RouterA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/1

[RouterA-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterA-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] quit

[RouterA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/2

[RouterA-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterA-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] quit

# Set the maximum size of a join or prune message to 1400 bytes, and configure Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/2 as a C-BSR and a C-RP.

[RouterA] ipv6 pim

[RouterA-pim6] jp-pkt-size 1400

[RouterA-pim6] c-bsr 1001::1

[RouterA-pim6] c-rp 1001::1

[RouterA-pim6] quit

4.     Configure Router B:

# Enable IPv6 multicast routing.

<RouterB> system-view

[RouterB] ipv6 multicast routing

[RouterB-mrib6] quit

# Enable IPv6 PIM-SM on each interface.

[RouterB] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/1

[RouterB-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterB-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] quit

[RouterB] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/2

[RouterB-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterB-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] quit

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

[RouterB] ipv6 pim

[RouterB-pim6] jp-pkt-size 1400

5.     Configure Router C:

# Enable IPv6 multicast routing.

<RouterC> system-view

[RouterC] ipv6 multicast routing

[RouterC-mrib6] quit

# Enable MLD on Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/1.

[RouterC] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/1

[RouterC-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] mld enable

[RouterC-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] quit

# Enable IPv6 PIM-SM on Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/2.

[RouterC] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/2

[RouterC-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterC-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] quit

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

[RouterC] ipv6 pim

[RouterC-pim6] jp-pkt-size 1400

6.     Configure Router D:

# Enable IPv6 multicast routing.

<RouterD> system-view

[RouterD] ipv6 multicast routing

[RouterD-mrib6] quit

# Enable MLD on Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/1.

[RouterD] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/1

[RouterD-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] mld enable

[RouterD-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/1] quit

# Enable IPv6 PIM-SM on Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/2.

[RouterD] interface ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/2

[RouterD-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] ipv6 pim sm

[RouterD-Ten-GigabitEthernet3/1/2] quit

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

[RouterD] ipv6 pim

[RouterD-pim6] jp-pkt-size 1400

7.     Configure Device A:

# Enable MLD snooping globally.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] mld-snooping

[DeviceA-mld-snooping] quit

# Create VLAN 100, and assign Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/1 through Ten-GigabitEthernet 3/1/4 to the VLAN.

[DeviceA] vlan 100

[DeviceA-vlan100] port ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/1 to ten-gigabitethernet 3/1/4

# Enable MLD snooping and IPv6 PIM snooping for VLAN 100.

[DeviceA-vlan100] mld-snooping enable

[DeviceA-vlan100] ipv6 pim-snooping enable

[DeviceA-vlan100] quit

Verifying the configuration

# On Device A, display IPv6 PIM snooping neighbor information for VLAN 100.

[DeviceA] display ipv6 pim-snooping neighbor vlan 100

Total 4 neighbors.

 

VLAN 100: Total 4 neighbors.

  FE80::1

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      XGE3/1/1                  (00:32:43)

  FE80::2

    Slots (0 in total):

   Ports (1 in total):

      XGE3/1/2                  (00:32:43)

  FE80::3

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      XGE3/1/3                  (00:32:43)

  FE80::4

    Slots (0 in total):

    Ports (1 in total):

      XGE3/1/4                  (00:32:43)

The output shows that Router A, Router B, Router C, and Router D are IPv6 PIM snooping neighbors.

# On Device A, display IPv6 PIM snooping routing entries for VLAN 100.

[DeviceA] display ipv6 pim-snooping routing-table vlan 100

Total 2 entries.

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

 

VLAN 100: Total 2 entries.

  (*, FF1E::101)

    Upstream neighbor: FE80::1

      Upstream Slots (0 in total):

      Upstream ports (1 in total):

        XGE3/1/1

      Downstream Slots (0 in total):

      Downstream ports (1 in total):

        XGE3/1/3

          Expires: 00:03:01, FSM: J

  (*, FF2E::101)

    Upstream neighbor: FE80::2

      Upstream Slots (0 in total):

      Upstream ports (1 in total):

        XGE3/1/2

      Downstream Slots (0 in total):

      Downstream ports (1 in total):

        XGE3/1/4

          Expires: 00:03:01, FSM: J

The output shows the following information:

·     Device A will forward the multicast data intended for IPv6 multicast group FF1E::101 to only Router C.

·     Device A will forward the multicast data intended for IPv6 multicast group FF2E::101 to only Router D.

Troubleshooting IPv6 PIM snooping

This section describes common IPv6 PIM snooping issues and how to troubleshoot them.

IPv6 PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device

Symptom

IPv6 PIM snooping does not work on a Layer 2 device.

Solution

To resolve the issue:

1.     Use the display current-configuration command to display information about MLD snooping and IPv6 PIM snooping.

2.     If MLD snooping is not enabled, enable MLD snooping globally, and then enable MLD snooping and IPv6 PIM snooping for the VLAN.

3.     If IPv6 PIM snooping is not enabled, enable IPv6 PIM snooping for the VLAN.

4.     If the issue persists, contact H3C Support.