PIM Configuration Guidelines

To configure Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), include the pim statement:

pim {

    dense-groups {

        addresses ;

    disable;

    import [ policy-names ];

    interface interface-name {

        disable;

        hello-interval seconds;

        mode (dense | sparse | sparse-dense);

        priority number ;

        version version ;

    rib-group group-name ;

    rp {

        auto-rp (announce | discovery | mapping);

        bootstrap-export [ policy-names ];

        bootstrap-import [ policy-names ];

        bootstrap-priority number ;

        local {

            family (inet | inet6) {

                disable;

                address address ;

                group-ranges {

                    destination-mask ;

                hold-time seconds ;

                priority number ;

        static {

            address address {

                version version ;

                group-ranges {

                    destination-mask ;

    traceoptions {

        file name <replace> <size size> <files number > <no-stamp>

            <(world-readable | no-world-readable)>;

        flag flag <flag-modifier > <disable>;

You can configure these statements at the following hierarchy levels:

[edit]
[edit routing-instance instance-name]
[edit logical-routers logical-router-name]
[edit routing-instance instance-name logical-routers logical-router-name]

By default, PIM is disabled.

This chapter includes the following PIM tasks: