Reference Guide

Version Description
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Usage
Information
This command is applied to the subsequent PIM-BSR. Existing BSR advertisements
are cleaned up by time-out. To clean the candidate RP advertisements, use the
clear ip pim rp-mapping command.
ip pim bsr-candidate
To join the Bootstrap election process, configure the PIM router.
S5000
Syntax
ip pim [vrf vrf-name] bsr-candidate interface [hash-mask-
length] [priority]
To return to the default value, use the no ip pim bsr-candidate [vrf vrf-
name] command.
Parameters
vrf vrf-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name of
the VRF to configure the PIM router on a VRF.
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
information:
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
then a number from 0 to 16383.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel
then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number from
1 to 4094.
hash-mask-
length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the hash mask length. The range is from
zero (0) to 32. The default is 30.
priority (OPTIONAL) Enter the priority used in Bootstrap election
process. The range is from zero (0) to 255. The default is
zero (0).
Defaults Not configured.
PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
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