Configuring The Candidate Rps - Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Configuration Manuals

Configuring PIM

Configuring the Candidate RPs

You can configure one or more candidate RPs. Similar to BSRs, the RPs should also have good connectivity
to other devices and be in the backbone portion of the network. An RP can serve the entire IP multicast address
space or a portion of it. Candidate RPs send candidate RP advertisements to the BSR. When deciding which
devices should be RPs, consider these options:
• In a network of Cisco routers and multilayer switches where only Auto-RP is used, any device can be
• In a network that includes only Cisco PIMv2 routers and multilayer switches and with routers from other
• In a network of Cisco PIMv1 routers, Cisco PIMv2 routers, and routers from other vendors, configure
This procedure is optional.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. ip pim rp-candidate interface-id [group-list access-list-number]
3. access-list access-list-number {deny | permit} source [source-wildcard]
4. end
5. show running-config
6. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2
ip pim rp-candidate interface-id [group-list
access-list-number]
Example:
Switch(config)# ip pim rp-candidate
gigabitethernet 1/0/5 group-list 10
OL-29426-01
configured as an RP.
vendors, any device can be used as an RP.
only Cisco PIMv2 routers and multilayer switches as RPs.
Catalyst 2960-XR Switch IP Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX1
Purpose
Enters the global configuration mode.
Configures your switch to be a candidate RP.
• For interface-id, specify the interface whose associated IP address
is advertised as a candidate RP address. Valid interfaces include
physical ports, port channels, and VLANs.
• (Optional) For group-list access-list-number, enter an IP standard
access list number from 1 to 99. If no group-list is specified, the
switch is a candidate RP for all groups.
To remove this device as a candidate RP, use the no ip pim
Note
rp-candidate interface-id global configuration command.
Configuring PIMv2 BSR
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