Brocade Communications Systems IPMC5000PEF manual Configuring candidate RP

Configuring candidate RP

The num parameter specifies the number of seconds and can be from 10 - 65535. The default is 60. Use the no option to disable a timer that has been configured.

Configuring candidate RP

Enter a command such as the following to configure the device as a candidate RP.

device(config)# ipv6 router pim device(config-ipv6-pim-router)# rp-candidate ethernet 2/2

To configure the device as a candidate RP for a specified VRF, enter the commands as shown in the following example.

device(config)# ipv6 router pim vrf blue device(config-ipv6-pim-router-vrf-blue)# rp-candidate ethernet 2/2

Syntax: [no] rp-candidate { ethernet slot / portnum loopback num ve num }

The ethernetslot /portnum loopbacknum venum parameter specifies the interface. The device will advertise the specified interface IP address as a candidate RP:

•Enter ethernetslot /portnum for a physical interface (port).

•Enter loopbacknum for a loopback interface.

•Enter venum for a virtual interface.

To add address ranges for which the device is a candidate RP, enter commands such as the following.

device(config)# ipv6 router pim device(config-ipv6-pim-router)# rp-candidate add ff02::200:2 64

To add address ranges for a specified VRF for which the device is a candidate RP, enter commands such as the following.

device(config)# ipv6 router pim vrf blue device(config-ipv6-pim-router-vrf-blue)# rp-candidate add ff02::200:2 64

Syntax: [no] rp-candidate add group-ipv6addressmask-bits

You can delete the configured RP candidate group ranges by entering commands such as the following.

device(config)# ipv6 router pim device(config-ipv6-pim-router)# rp-candidate delete ff02::200:1 128

You can delete the configured RP candidate group ranges for a specified VRF by entering commands such as the following:

device(config)# ipv6 router pim vrf blue device(config-ipv6-pim-router-vrf-blue)# rp-candidate delete ff02::200:1 128

Syntax: [n]o rp-candidate delete group-ipv6addressmask-bits

The usage for the group-ipv6addressmask-bitsparameter is the same as for the rp-candidate add command.

Statically specifying the RP

It is recommended that you use the IPv6 PIM Sparse mode RP election process so that a backup RP can automatically take over if the active RP router becomes unavailable. However, if you do not want the RP to be selected by the RP election process but instead you want to explicitly identify the RP by its IPv6 address, use the rp-addresscommand.

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