Command Line Reference Guide

Parameters
address Enter the RP address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
group-address
group-address
mask
Enter the keywords group-address then a group-address
mask, in dotted decimal format (/xx), to assign that group
address to the RP.
override Enter the keyword override to override the BSR updates
with static RP. The override takes effect immediately during
enable/disable.
NOTE: This option is applicable to multicast group range.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
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
First-hop routers use this address by to send register packets on behalf of source
multicast hosts. The RP addresses are stored in the order in which they are entered.
RP addresses learned using BSR take priority over static RP addresses. Without the
override option, RPs advertised by the BSR updates take precedence over the
statically configured RPs.
ip pim rp-candidate
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, configure a PIM router.
S6000
Syntax
ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority]
To return to the default value, use the no ip pim rp-candidate {interface
[priority] command.
PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
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