Administrator Guide

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/subport[/subport] 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.
priority (OPTIONAL) Enter the priority used in RP election process. The range is zero (0) to 255.
The default is 192. In the RP election process, the RP with the lower priority takes the
precedence.
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.
NOTE: If you do not specify the acl-name, the system uses the default
multicast IPv6 group range, which is ff00::/8.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.14(1.0) Introduced on the C9010, S3048–ON, S3100 Series, S4048–ON, S4048T–ON, S6000–
ON, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON.
Usage Information Priority is stored at BSR router when receiving a Candidate-RP-Advertisement.
1226 PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)