Configuring the Bootstrap Router
This task configures one or more candidate bootstrap routers (BSRs) and a BSR mapping agent. This task
also connects and locates the candidate BSRs in the backbone portion of the network.
For more information about BSR, see the
PIM Bootstrap Router, on page 18
.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure
2.
router pim
[
address-family
{
ipv4
|
ipv6
}]
3.
bsr candidate-bsr ip-address
[
hash-mask-len length
] [
priority value
]
4.
bsr candidate-rp ip-address
[
group-list access-list interval seconds
] [
priority value
]
bidir
5.
interface type interface-path-id
6.
bsr-border
7.
exit
8.
exit
9.
{
ipv4
|
ipv6
}
access-list name
10.
Do one of the following:
•
[
sequence-number
]
permit source
[
source-wildcard
]
•
[
sequence-number
]
permit source-prefix dest-prefix
11.
commit
12.
clear pim
[
vrf vrf-name
] [
ipv4
|
ipv6
]
bsr
13.
show pim
[
vrf vrf-name
] [
ipv4
|
ipv6
]
bsr candidate-rp
14.
show pim
[
vrf vrf-name
] [
ipv4
|
ipv6
]
bsr election
15.
show pim
[
vrf vrf-name
][
ipv4
|
ipv6
]
bsr rp-cache
16.
show pim
[
vrf vrf-name
][
ipv4
|
ipv6
]
group-map
[
ip-address-name
] [
info-source
]
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose
Command or Action
configure
Step 1
Enters PIM configuration mode, or address-family
configuration submode.
router pim
[
address-family
{
ipv4
|
ipv6
}]
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router pim
Step 2
Configures the router to announce its candidacy as a BSR.
bsr candidate-bsr ip-address
[
hash-mask-len length
]
[
priority value
]
Step 3
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router, Release 5.2.x
94
Implementing Multicast Routing on Cisco IOS XR Software
Configuring the Bootstrap Router