
IP Configuration Command Set
Configuring PIM
Matrix DFE-Platinum and Diamond Series Configuration Guide
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12.2.7.5
ip pim rp-candidate
Use this command to enable the router to advertise itself as a PIM candidate rendezvous point (RP)
to the BSR. Only one RP candidate can be configured per routing module or standalone device.
ip pim rp-candidate pim-interface group-address group-mask
[
priority
priority
]
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The
no
form of this command removes the router as an RP candidate:
no ip pim rp-candidate pim-interface group-address group-mask
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Global configuration:
Matrix>Router1(config)#
Command Defaults
If not specified, a DR
priority
value of 192 will be assigned.
Example
This example enables the PIM interface at 35.0.0 224.0.0 240.0.0
to advertise itself as an RP
candidate with a priority of 124:
pim-interface
Interface to advertise as an RP candidate. This interface
must be enabled with PIM as described in
Section 12.2.7.1
.
group-address
Specifies the multicast group address.
group-mask
Specifies the multicast group mask.
priority priority
(Optional) Specifies an RP priority value, ranging from
0
-
255
. Lower values assign higher priority.
Matrix>Router1(config)#
ip pim rp-candidate 35.0.0.1 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0
priority 124