HP MSR ASM Configuration Manual page 329

method for the dynamic RP election mechanism to enhance the robustness and operation manageability
of a multicast network.
When both IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM run on the IPv6 PIM network, do not use the same RP to
serve IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM. Otherwise, exceptions might occur to the IPv6 PIM routing table.
Configuring a static RP
If only one dynamic RP exists in a network, manually configuring a static RP can avoid communication
interruption because of single-point failures. It can also avoid frequent message exchange between C-RPs
and the BSR.
To make a static RP to work correctly, you must perform this configuration on all routers in the IPv6
PIM-SM domain and specify the same RP address.
To configure a static RP:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter IPv6 PIM view.
3. Configure a static RP for IPv6
PIM-SM.
Configuring a C-RP
In an IPv6 PIM-SM domain, you can configure routers that intend to become the RP as C-RPs. The BSR
collects the C-RP information by receiving the C-RP-Adv messages from C-RPs or auto-RP announcements
from other routers and organizes the information into an RP-set, which is flooded throughout the entire
network. Then, the other routers in the network calculate the mappings between specific group ranges
and the corresponding RPs based on the RP-Set. HP recommends that you configure C-RPs on backbone
routers.
To guard against C-RP spoofing, you must configure a legal C-RP address range and the range of IPv6
multicast groups to be served on the BSR. In addition, because every C-BSR has a chance to become the
BSR, you need to configure the same filtering policy on all C-BSRs in the IPv6 PIM-SM domain.
When configuring a C-RP, ensure a relatively large bandwidth between this C-RP and the other devices
in the IPv6 PIM-SM domain.
To configure a C-RP:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter IPv6 PIM view.
3. Configure an interface to be a
C-RP for IPv6 PIM-SM.
4. Configure a legal C-RP
address range and the range
of IPv6 multicast groups to be
served.
Command
system-view
pim ipv6
static-rp ipv6-rp-address
[ acl6-number ] [ preferred ]
Command
system-view
pim ipv6
c-rp ipv6-address [ { group-policy
acl6-number | scope scope-id } |
priority priority | holdtime
hold-interval |
advertisement-interval
adv-interval ] *
crp-policy acl6-number
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, no static RP is
configured.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
No C-RPs are configured by
default.
Optional.
No restrictions by default.