Administrator Guide

ip pim rp-candidate
Configure a 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
ip pim [vrf vrf-name] rp-candidate {interface [priority] [acl-name]}
To return to the default value, use the no ip 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 stack/slot/port/subport information.
For a 25-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword twentyFiveGigE then the
stack/slot/port/subport information.
For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the stack/
slot/port[/subport] information.
For a 50-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fiftyGigE then the stack/
slot/port/subport information.
For a 100-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword hundredGigE then the
stack/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 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.
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
9.11(0.0) Introduced the acl-name parameter.
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.7(0.0) Added support for VRF. Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
1142 PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)