Quick Reference Guide

492 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide
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PIM Sparse
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This example show information displayed on a Layer 3 Switch that has been elected as the BSR.
The following example shows information displayed on a Layer 3 Switch that is not the BSR. Notice
that some fields shown in the example above do not appear in the example below.
PowerConnect# show ip pim bsr
PIMv2 Bootstrap information
local BSR address = 207.95.7.1
local BSR priority = 5
Syntax: show ip pim bsr
This display shows the following information.
TABLE 77 Output of show ip pim bsr
This field... Displays...
BSR address
or
local BSR address
The IP address of the interface configured as the PIM Sparse Bootstrap Router (BSR).
NOTE: If the word “local” does not appear in the field, this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR. If the
word “local” does appear, this Layer 3 Switch is not the BSR.
Uptime The amount of time the BSR has been running.
NOTE: This field appears only if this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR.
BSR priority
or
local BSR priority
The priority assigned to the interface for use during the BSR election process. During BSR
election, the priorities of the candidate BSRs are compared and the interface with the
highest BSR priority becomes the BSR.
NOTE: If the word “local” does not appear in the field, this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR. If the
word “local” does appear, this Layer 3 Switch is not the BSR.
Hash mask length The number of significant bits in the IP multicast group comparison mask. This mask
determines the IP multicast group numbers for which the Layer 3 Switch can be a BSR.
The default is 32 bits, which allows the Layer 3 Switch to be a BSR for any valid IP
multicast group number.
NOTE: This field appears only if this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR.
Next bootstrap
message in
Indicates how many seconds will pass before the BSR sends its next Bootstrap message.
NOTE: This field appears only if this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR.
Next
Candidate-PR-adverti
sement message in
Indicates how many seconds will pass before the BSR sends its next candidate PR
advertisement message.
NOTE: This field appears only if this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR.
RP Indicates the IP address of the Rendezvous Point (RP).
NOTE: This field appears only if this Layer 3 Switch is the BSR.