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# Enabling and Disabling PIM on a VR

By default, PIM is disabled. To enable PIM on a VR:

1. Enable multicast routing.
2. Create a VR, or access the VR context.
3. Create and enable PIM processing.
   `
   host1(config)#virtual-router boston
   host1:boston(config)#ipv6 router pim
   `

To disable PIM processing on a router, use the pim disable command.

ipv6 router pim

- Use to create and enable PIM processing on a VR or to access Router Configuration mode.
- Example
  `
  host1:boston(config)#ipv6 router pim
  `
- Use the no version to remove PIM from the VR.
- See ipv6 router pim.

pim disable

- Use to disable PIM processing. By default, PIM processing is enabled.
- Example
  `
  host1:boston(config-router)#pim disable
  `
- Use the no version to reenable PIM processing.
- See pim disable.

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