Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Guide

764 Configuring IP Multicast
Adding a Candidate RP
Use the Add Candidate RP page to add PIM Candidate rendezvous points (RPs) for each IP multicast
group.
1.
Open the Candidate RP Configuration page.
2. Click Add .
The
Add Candidate RP page displays.
Figure 12-38. Add Candidate RP
3. Select the interface for which the Candidate RP is to be configured.
4. Enter the group address transmitted in Candidate-RP-Advertisements.
5. Enter the prefix length transmitted in Candidate-RP-Advertisements to fully identify the scope of the
group which the router supports if elected as a Rendezvous Point.
6. Click Apply Changes .
The new Candidate RP is added, and the device is updated.
Static RP Configuration
Use the PIM Static RP Configuration page to display or remove the configured RP. The page also allows
adding new static RPs by clicking the Add button.
To access the page, click IPv4 Multicast
→ PIM → Static RP Configuration or IPv6 Multicast → PIM →
Static RP Configuration.
Table 12-36. PIM Candidate RP Configuration Commands
CLI Command Description
ipv6 pimsm rp-candidate Configures the router to advertise itself as a PIM candidate rendezvous
point (RP) to the bootstrap router (BSR).

Dell PowerConnect 8024 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	480 Gbps
Stackable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Power Redundancy	Optional
Width	17.3 in
Height	1.7 in
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
Management	Web-based GUI, Command Line Interface (CLI), SNMP
VLAN Support	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
Routing Protocol	Static routing
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z
Operating Temperature	0 to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 to 70 °C
Relative Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
MAC Address Table Size	32, 000 entries