Enterasys Networks XSR CLI ip pim bsr-candidate

PIM Commands
7-90 Configuring IP Multicast
Example
ThefollowingexamplesetsinterfaceF1asthePIMdomainborder:
XSR(config-if<F1>)#ip pim bsr-border
ip pim bsr-candidate
ThiscommandenablestheXSRtoannounceitscandidacyasaBootStrapRouter(BSR).
Syntax
ip pim bsr-candidate type number [hash-mask-length [priority]]
Syntax of the “no” Form
ThenoformofthiscommandremovesthisXSRasaBSRcandidate:
no ip pim bsr-candidate
Mode
Globalconfiguration:XSR(config)#
Defaults
•BSRcandidateisnotenabledwiththisrouter.
•Priority:0
Example
ThefollowingexampleconfigurestheIPaddressoftherouteronF1tobeacandidate:
XSR(config)#ip pim bsr-candidate FastEthernet 1
type number InterfacefromwhichtheBSRaddressisderived,tomakeitacandidate.This
interfacemustbeenabledwithPIM.
hash-mask-
length
LengthofamaskthatisusedtobeANDedwiththegroupaddressbefore
thehashfunctioniscalled.Allgroupswiththesameseedhash(correspond)
tothesameRendezvousPoint(RP).ThisoptionprovidesoneRPfor
multiplegroups.
priority Preferencevalue,rangingfrom0to255.TheBSRwiththelargerpriorityis
preferred.Ifpriorityvaluesarethethesame,theIPaddressbreaksthetie.
TheBSRcandidatewiththehigherIPaddressispreferred.