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PIM Commands

7-90 Configuring IP Multicast

Example

ThefollowingexamplesetsinterfaceF1asthePIMdomainborder:

XSR(config-if<F1>)#ip pim bsr-border

ip pim bsr-candidate

ThiscommandenablestheXSRtoannounceitscandidacyasaBootStrapRouter(BSR).

Syntax

ip pim bsr-candidate type number [hash-mask-length [priority]]

Syntax of the “no” Form

ThenoformofthiscommandremovesthisXSRasaBSRcandidate:

no ip pim bsr-candidate

Mode

Globalconfiguration:XSR(config)#

Defaults

•BSRcandidateisnotenabledwiththisrouter.

•Priority:0

Example

ThefollowingexampleconfigurestheIPaddressoftherouteronF1tobeacandidate:

XSR(config)#ip pim bsr-candidate FastEthernet 1

type number

InterfacefromwhichtheBSR addressisderived,tomakeitacandidate.This

interfacemustbeenabledwithPIM.

hash-mask-

length

LengthofamaskthatisusedtobeANDedwiththegroupaddressbefore

thehashfunctioniscalled.Allgroupswiththesameseedhash(correspond)

tothesameRendezvousPoint(RP).ThisoptionprovidesoneRPfor

multiplegroups.

priority

Preferencevalue,rangingfrom0to255.TheBSRwiththelargerpriorityis

preferred.Ifpriorityvaluesarethethesame,theIPaddressbreaksthetie.

TheBSRcandidatewiththehigherIPaddressispreferred.

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