Reference Guide

1106 | PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
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ip pim rp-candidate
c e s
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.
Syntax
ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority]
To return to the default value, enter no ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority] command.
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Usage
Information
Priority is stored at BSR router when receiving a Candidate-RP-Advertisement.
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 keyword
port-channel
followed by a number:
C-Series and S-Series Range: 1-128
E-Series Range: 1 to 32 for EtherScale, 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.
Range: zero (0) to 255
Default: 192
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
pre-Version 6.1.1.1 Introduced on E-Series