Ip Pim Rp-Candidate - Cisco Catalyst 3650 series Command Reference Manual

ip pim rp-candidate

To configure the switch to advertise itself to the BSR as a Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Version 2
(PIMv2) candidate rendezvous point (C-RP), use the ip pim rp-candidate command in global configuration
mode. To remove this switch as a C-RP, use the no form of this command.
ip pim [vrf vrf-name] rp-candidate interface-id [group-list access-list-number]
no ip pim [vrf vrf-name] rp-candidate interface-id [group-list access-list-number]
Syntax Description
vrf vrf-name
interface-id
group-list
access-list-number
Command Default
The switch is not configured to announce itself to the BSR as a PIMv2 C-RP.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
Cisco IOS XE 3.3SE
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to configure the switch to send PIMv2 messages so that it advertises itself as a candidate
RP to the BSR.
This command should be configured on backbone switches that have good connectivity to all parts of the PIM
domain.
The IP address associated with the interface specified by interface-id will be advertised as the C-RP address.
The interface specified for this command must be enabled for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) using
the ip pim command.
If the optional group-list keyword and access-list-number argument are configured, the group prefixes defined
by the standard IP access list will also be advertised in association with the RP address.
(Optional) Configures the switch to advertise itself to the BSR as PIMv2 C-RP
for the Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) routing and forwarding
(MVRF) instance specified for the vrf-name argument.
ID of the interface whose associated IP address is advertised as a candidate RP
address. Valid interfaces include physical ports, port channels, and VLANs.
(Optional) Specifies the standard IP access list number that defines the group
prefixes that are advertised in association with the RP address.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a (Catalyst 3650 Switches)
ip pim rp-candidate
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