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Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference
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Chapter I Commands
ip pim rp-candidate
ip pim rp-candidate
To configure the router as an IPv4 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) bootstrap router (BSR) roure
processor (RP) candidate, use the ip pim rp-candidate command. To remove the router as an RP
candidate, use the no form of this command.
ip pim [bsr] rp-candidate {ethernet slot/port | loopback if_number | port-channel number}
{group-list prefix} [priority priority] [interval interval] [bidir]
no ip pim [bsr] rp-candidate {ethernet slot/port | loopback if_number | port-channel number}
{group-list prefix} [priority priority] [interval interval] [bidir]
Syntax Description
Command Default The RP priority is 192.
The BSR message interval is 60 seconds.
Command Modes Global configuration mode
VRF configuration mode
Supported User Roles network-admin
vdc-admin
Command History
Usage Guidelines We recommend that you configure the candidate RP interval to be a minimum of 15 seconds.
Using this route map, you can add a range of group lists that this candidate-RP can serve.
bsr (Optional) Specifies the BSR protocol RP-distribution configuration.
ethernet
slot/port
(Optional) Specifies the Ethernet interface and the slot number and port number. The
slot number is from 1 to 255, and the port number is from 1 to 128.
loopback
if_number
(Optional) Specifies the loopback interface. The loopback interface number is from
0 to 1023.
port-channel
number
(Optional) Specifies the EtherChannel interface and EtherChannel number. The
range is from 1 to 4096.
group-list
prefix
Specifies a group range handled by the RP.
priority
priority
(Optional) Specifies the RP priority used in candidate-RP messages. The range is
from 0 to 65,535. The default is 192.
interval
interval
(Optional) Specifies the BSR message transmission interval in seconds. The range is
from 1 to 65,535. The default is 60.
bidir (Optional) Specifies the group range advertised in PIM bidirectional (Bidir) mode.
Release Modification
6.0(2)N1(1) This command was introduced.