Verifying the PIM Mode and Interface Configuration

Purpose

Verify that PIM sparse mode is configured on all applicable interfaces.

Action

From the CLI, enter the show pim interfaces command.

Instance: PIM.master
Name                   Stat Mode       IP V State Count DR address
lo0.0                  Up   Sparse      4 2 DR        0 127.0.0.1
pime.32769             Up   Sparse      4 2 P2P       0

What it Means

The output shows a list of the Services Router interfaces that are configured for PIM. Verify the following information:

• Each interface on which PIM is enabled is listed.
• The network management interface, either ge–0/0/0 or fe–0/0/0, is not listed.
• Under Mode, the word Sparse appears.

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