BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 619
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Displaying PIM Sparse configuration information and statistics
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Displaying candidate RP information
To display candidate RP information, enter the following command at any CLI level.
This example show information displayed on a BigIron RX that is a candidate RP. The following 
example shows the message displayed on a BigIron RX that is not a candidate RP. 
BigIron RX(config-pim-router)# show ip pim rp-candidate
This system is not a Candidate-RP.
Syntax: show ip pim rp-candidate
This display shows the following information. 
Next bootstrap message in NOTE: Indicates how many seconds will pass before the BSR sends its 
next Bootstrap message.
NOTE:  This field appears only if this BigIron RX is the BSR.
Next Candidate-RP-advertisement 
message in
Indicates how many seconds will pass before the BSR sends its next 
candidate PR advertisement message.
NOTE: This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate BSR.
RP Indicates the IP address of the Rendezvous Point (RP).
NOTE: This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate BSR.
group prefixes Indicates the multicast groups for which the RP listed by the previous 
field is a candidate RP.
NOTE: This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate BSR.
Candidate-RP-advertisement period Indicates how frequently the BSR sends candidate RP advertisement 
messages.
NOTE:  This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate BSR.
This field... Displays...
Candidate-RP-advertisement in Indicates how many seconds will pass before the BSR sends its next RP 
message.
NOTE: This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate RP.
RP Indicates the IP address of the Rendezvous Point (RP).
NOTE: This field appears only if this BigIron RX is a candidate RP.
This field... Displays...
BigIron RX(config-pim-router)# show ip pim rp-candidate
Next Candidate-RP-advertisement in 00:00:10
  RP: 207.95.7.1
    group prefixes:
    224.0.0.0 / 4
  Candidate-RP-advertisement period: 60