Administrator Guide

Parameters
vrf vrf-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name of the VRF to view IP
PIM debugging messages corresponding to that VRF.
NOTE: Applies to specific VRF if input is provided, else applies to Default VRF.
address Enter the IPv6 RP address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zero.
group-address
group-address
mask
Enter the keywords group-address then the group address in the x:x:x:x::x
format and then the mask in /nn format to assign that group address to the RP.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zero.
override (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword override to override the BSR updates with
static RP. The override takes effect immediately during enable/disable.
NOTE: This option is applicable to multicast group range.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.11.3.0 Introduced on the Z9100-ON, S4048-ON, S6000-ON, S6100-ON, S4048T-ON,
S3100, S6010-ON, S3048-ON, and C9010.
Usage
Information
The device selects the RP based on the longest prefix match of the configured group address when both
static and dynamic RPs are configured.
The override option allow you to use statically configured RP instead of the longest prefix match of the
configured group address associated with a dynamic RP.
ipv6 pim rp-candidate
Configure an IPv6 PIM router to send out a Candidate-RP-Advertisement message to the bootstrap (BS) router or define group
prefixes that are defined with the RP address to PIM BSR.
Syntax
ipv6 pim [vrf vrf-name] rp-candidate {interface [priority] [acl-name]}
To return to the default value, use the no ipv6 pim [vrf vrf-name] rp-candidate
{interface [priority]} command.
Parameters
vrf vrf-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name of the VRF.
NOTE: Applies to specific VRF if input is provided, else applies to Default VRF.
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the
slot/port information.
● For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0
to 16383.
● For a port-channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then the
port-channel ID.
● For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
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