PIM Commands
ipv6 pim candidate-rp
Configures the local router as the Candidate-Rendezvous Point (C-RP) for a specified IPv6 multicast
group(s).
ipv6 pim candidate-rp rp_address group_address/prefix_length [priority priority] [interval seconds]
no ipv6 pim candidate-rp rp_address group_address/prefix_length
Syntax Definitions
rp_address
group_address
/prefix_length
priority
seconds
Defaults
parameter
priority
seconds
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6850, 6855, 6850E, 9000E
Usage Guidelines
•
Use the no form of this command to remove the association of the device as a C-RP for a particular
multicast group.
•
Only one RP address is supported per switch. If multiple candidate-RP entries are defined, they must
specify the same rp-address.
•
This command is supported only in the sparse mode.
Examples
-> ipv6 pim candidate-rp 2000::1 ff0e::1234/128 priority 100 interval 100
-> no ipv6 pim candidate-rp 2000::1 ff0e::1234/128
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
Specifies the IPv6 unicast address that will be advertised as a Candi-
date-RP. This must be a domain-wide reachable address.
Specifies the IPv6 multicast group address for which the local router
will advertise itself as a Candidate-RP.
Specifies the prefix length of the specified IPv6 multicast group
address.
Specifies the priority value of the Candidate-RP. Values may range
from 0 to 192. The lower the value, the higher the priority.
Specifies the interval at which the C-RP advertisements are sent to the
Bootstrap router, in seconds. Values may range from 1 to 300.
default
192
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June 2012
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