ECS4660-28F_Management Guide-R03

C HAPTER 21 | Multicast Routing
Configuring PIMv6 for IPv6
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Figure 542: Configuring a PIM6 Static Rendezvous Point
To display static rendezvous points:
1. Click Routing Protocol, PIM6, PIM6-SM.
2. Select RP Address from the Step list.
3. Select Show from the Action list.
Figure 543: Showing PIM6 Static Rendezvous Points
CONFIGURING A
PIM6 RP CANDIDATE
Use the Routing Protocol > PIM6 > SM (RP Candidate) page to configure
the switch to advertise itself as a Rendezvous Point (RP) candidate to the
bootstrap router (BSR).
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "ipv6 pim rp-candidate" on page 1965
COMMAND USAGE
◆ When this router is configured as an RP candidate, it periodically sends
PIMv2 messages to the BSR advertising itself as a candidate RP for the
specified group addresses. The IP address of the designated VLAN is
sent as the candidate’s RP address. The BSR places information about
all of the candidate RPs in subsequent bootstrap messages. The BSR
uses the RP-election hash algorithm to select an active RP for each
group range. The election process is performed by the BSR only for its
own use. Each PIM6-SM router that receives the list of RP candidates
from the BSR also elects an active RP for each group range using the
same election process.
◆ The election process for each group is based on the following criteria:
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Find all RPs with the most specific group range.