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To remove an RP address, use the no ip pim rp-address address {group-address group-
address mask} override command.
Parameters
address Enter the RP address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
group-address
group-address
mask
Enter the keywords group-address then a group-address mask, in dotted decimal
format (/xx), to assign that group address to the RP.
override 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 Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information First-hop routers use this address by to send register packets on behalf of source multicast hosts. The RP
addresses are stored in the order in which they are entered. The RP is chosen based on a longer prefix match for a
group. The RP selection does not depend on dynamic or static RP assignments.
ip pim rp-candidate
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, configure a PIM router.
Syntax
ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority] [acl-name]
To return to the default value, use the no ip pim rp-candidate {interface [priority] command.
Parameters
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number 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 a number.
The range is from 1 to 128.
•
For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet
then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
priority (OPTIONAL) Enter the priority used in Bootstrap election process. The range is zero (0)
to 255. The default is 192.
acl-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of an ACL to configure a PIM router to act as an RP for a
specific set of multicast group addresses that are defined in the ACL.
Defaults Not configured.
948 PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)