Figure 542: Configuring A Pim6 Rp Candidate - Edge-Core ECS4620-28T Quick Start Manual

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To improve failover recovery, it is advisable to select at least two core routers in
diverse locations, each to serve as both a candidate BSR and candidate RP. It is
also preferable to set up one of these routers as both the primary BSR and RP.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
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VLAN – Identifier of configured VLAN interface. (Range: 1-4094)
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Interval – The interval at which this device advertises itself as an RP candidate.
(Range: 60-16383 seconds; Default: 60 seconds)
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Priority – Priority used by the candidate RP in the election process. The RP
candidate with the largest priority is preferred. If the priority values are the
same, the candidate with the larger IP address is elected to be the RP. Setting
the priority to zero means that this router is not eligible to server as the RP.
(Range: 0-255; Default: 0)
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Group Address – An IP multicast group address. If not defined, the RP is
advertised for all multicast groups.
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Group Prefix Length – An IPv6 network prefix length for a multicast group.
(Range: 8-128)
Web Interface
To advertise the switch as an RP candidate:
1.
Click Routing Protocol, PIM6, SM.
2.
Select RP Candidate from the Step list.
3.
Specify a VLAN interface, the interval at which to advertise the router as an RP
candidate, the priority to use in the election process, and the multicast group
address and mask indicating the groups for which this router is bidding to
become the RP.
4.
Click Apply.

Figure 542: Configuring a PIM6 RP Candidate

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