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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide
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Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast
BMD00220, October 2010
Additional Sparse Mode Settings
Specifying the Rendezvous Point
Using PIM-SM, at least one PIM-capable router must be a candidate for use as a Rendezvous Point
(RP) for any given multicast group. If desired, the G8124 can act as an RP candidate. To assign a
configured switch IP interface as a candidate, use the following procedure.
(RP) for any given multicast group. If desired, the G8124 can act as an RP candidate. To assign a
configured switch IP interface as a candidate, use the following procedure.
1.
Select the PIM component that will represent the RP candidate:
2.
Configure the IPv4 address of the switch interface which will be advertised as a candidate RP for
the specified multicast group:
the specified multicast group:
The switch interface will participate in the election of the RP that occurs on the Bootstrap Router, or
BSR (see
BSR (see
Alternately, if no election is desired, the switch can provide a static RP, specified using the
following command:
following command:
3.
If using dynamic RP candidates, configure the amount of time that the elected interface will remain
the RP for the group before a re-election is performed:
the RP for the group before a re-election is performed:
RS G8124(config)# ip pim component
<1-2>
RS G8124(config-ip-pim-comp)# rp-candidate rp-address
<group address>
<group address mask> <candidate IPv4 address>
RS G8124(config-ip-pim-comp)# rp-static rp-address
<group address>
<group address mask> <candidate IPv4 address>
RS G8124(config-ip-pim-comp)# rp-candidate holdtime
<1-255>
RS G8124(config-ip-pim-comp)# exit