Configuring an rp, Configuring a static rp, Configuring a c-rp – H3C Technologies H3C S10500 Series Switches User Manual
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To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter interface view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable IPv6 PIM-SM
pim ipv6 sm
Required
Disabled by default.
CAUTION:
All the interfaces of the same device must work in the same IPv6 PIM mode.
NOTE:
For more information about the multicast ipv6 routing-enable command, see
IP Multicast Command
Reference.
Configuring an RP
An RP can be manually configured or dynamically elected through the BSR mechanism. For a large IPv6
PIM network, static RP configuration is a tedious job. Generally, static RP configuration is just a backup
method for the dynamic RP election mechanism to enhance the robustness and operation manageability
of a multicast network.
CAUTION:
In an IPv6 PIM network, if both IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM are enabled, do not configure the same
RP to serve IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM simultaneously to avoid IPv6 PIM routing table errors.
Configuring a static RP
If only one dynamic RP exists in a network, manually configuring a static RP can avoid communication
interruption due to single-point failures. It can also avoid frequent message exchange between C-RPs and
the BSR.
Perform the following configuration on all the routers in the IPv6 PIM-SM domain.
Follow these steps to configure a static RP:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter IPv6 PIM view
pim ipv6
—
Configure a static RP for IPv6
PIM-SM
static-rp ipv6-rp-address
[ acl6-number ] [ preferred ]
Required
No static RP by default
CAUTION:
To enable a static RP to work normally, you must perform this configuration on all routers in the IPv6
PIM-SM domain and specify the same RP address.
Configuring a C-RP
In an IPv6 PIM-SM domain, you can configure routers that intend to become the RP as C-RPs. The BSR
collects the C-RP information by receiving the C-RP-Adv messages from C-RPs or auto-RP announcements
from other routers and organizes the information into an RP-set, which is flooded throughout the entire