Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series

ip pim rp-candidate Configuring PIM
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 17-5
ip pim rp-candidate
UsethiscommandtoenabletheroutertoadvertiseitselfasaPIMcandidaterendezvouspoint
(RP)totheBSR.
Syntax
ip pim rp-candidate pim-interface group-address group-mask [priority priority]
no ip pim rp-candidate pim-interface group-address group-mask
Parameters
Defaults
Ifnotspecified,aDRpriorityvalueof192willbeassigned.
Mode
Routercommand,Globalconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config)#
Usage
OnlyoneRPcandidatecanbeconfiguredperroutingmoduleorstandalonedevice.
The“no”formofthiscommandremovestherouterasanRPcandidate.
Example
ThisexampleenablesthePIMinterfaceat35.0.0224.0.0240.0.0toadvertiseitselfasanRP
candidatewithapriorityof124:
Matrix>Router(config)#ip pim rp-candidate 35.0.0.1 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 priority
124
show ip pim bsr
UsethiscommandtodisplayBootStrapRouter(BSR)information.
Syntax
show ip pim bsr
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
pim‐interface InterfacetoadvertiseasanRPcandidate.Thisinterfacemustbe
enabledwithPIMasdescribedin“ippimsparsemode”onpage 17‐2.
group‐address Specifiesthemulticastgroupaddress.
group‐mask Specifiesthemulticastgroupmask.
prioritypriority (Optional)SpecifiesanRPpriorityvalue,rangingfrom0‐255.
Lower
valuesassignhigherpriority.