Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 1422)

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Configuring BSRs
In addition to the global and interface parameters in the sections above, you need to identify an
interface on at least one BigIron RX as a candidate PIM Sparse Bootstrap router (BSR) and
candidate PIM Sparse Rendezvous Point (RP).
NOTE
It is possible to configure the BigIron RX as only a candidate BSR or RP, but Brocade recommends
that you configure the same interface on the same BigIron RX as both a BSR and an RP.
To configure the BigIron RX as a candidate BSR, enter commands such as the following.
BigIron RX(config)#ipv6 router pim
BigIron RX(config-ip6-pim-router)#bsr-candidate eth 1/3 32 64
BSR address: 31::207, hash mask length: 32, priority: 64
This command configures Ethernet interface 1/3 as the BSR candidate with a mask length of 32
and a priority of 64.
Syntax: [no] bsr-candidate ethernet <slot>/<portnum> | loopback <num> | ve <num>
<hash-mask-length> [<priority>]
The ethernet <slot>/<portnum> | loopback <num> | ve <num> parameter specifies the interface.
The device will advertise the specified interface’s IP address as a candidate BSR.
• Enter ethernet <slot>/<portnum> for a physical interface (port).
• Enter ve <num> for a virtual interface.
• Enter loopback <num> for a loopback interface.
The <hash-mask-length> parameter specifies the number of bits in a group address that are
significant when calculating the group-to-RP mapping. You can specify a value from 1 – 32.
The <priority> specifies the BSR priority. You can specify a value from 0 – 255. When the election
process for BSR takes place, the candidate BSR with the highest priority becomes the BSR. The
default is 0.
Setting the BSR message interval
This parameter defines the interval at which the BSR sends RP candidate data to all IPv6 enabled
routers within the IPv6 PIM Sparse domain. Default is 60 seconds.
To set the IPv6 PIM BSR message interval timer to 16 seconds, enter commands such as the
following.
BigIron RX(config)# ipv6 router pim
BigIron RX(config-ipv6-pim-router)# bsr-msg-interval 16
Changed BSR message interval to 16 seconds.
Syntax: [no] bsr-msg-interval <num>
The <num> parameter specifies the number of seconds and can be from 10 – 65535. The default
is 60.
Configuring RPs
Enter a command such as the following to configure the device as a candidate RP.