ip pim rp-candidate
Configure a PIM router to send out a Candidate-RP-Advertisement message to the bootstrap (BS) router or define group 
prefixes that are defined with the RP address to PIM BSR.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority]
To return to the default value, use the no ip pim rp-candidate {interface 
[priority] command.
Parameters
interface
Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
• For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback 
followed by a number from 0 to 16383.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel followed by a number. For the C-Series and S-
Series, the range is 1 to 128. For the E-Series, the range is 1 to 
255 for TeraScale and 1 to 512 for ExaScale.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword sonet followed by 
the slot/ port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port 
information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number 
from 1 to 4094.
priority
(OPTIONAL) Enter the priority used in Bootstrap election process. The 
range is zero (0) to 255. The default is 192.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
Priority is stored at BSR router when receiving a Candidate-RP-Advertisement.
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