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ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit
ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit
To configure the number of bidirectional (Bidir) RPs for use in IPv6 Protocol Independent Multicast
(PIM6), use the ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit command. To reset the number of RPs to the default, use the
no form of this command.
Syntax Description
limit
Defaults
The Bidir RP limit is 2.
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
VRF configuration mode
Supported User Roles
network-admin
vdc-admin
Command History Release
5.0(3)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
Because the maximum ordinal count of designated forwarders (DFs) is 8, the PIM and IPv6 PIM RP
limits should be no more than 8.
To display the Bidir RP limit configured, use this command line:
switch(config)# show running-config | include bidir
This command requires the Enterprise Services license.
Examples
This example shows how to configure the number of Bidir RPs:
switch(config)# ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit 6
This example shows how to reset the number of Bidir RPs to the default:
switch(config)# no ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit 6
Related Commands
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ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit limit
no ipv6 pim bidir-rp-limit limit
Limit for the number of Bidir RPs permitted in PIM6. The range is from 0 to 8. The
default is 2.
Modification
This command was introduced.
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