Candidate rp configuration – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Candidate RP Configuration

The Candidate RP is configured on the Add Candidate RP page. Use the Candidate RP Configuration

page to display and delete the configured rendezvous points (RPs) for each port using PIM.
To access the page, click IPv4 Multicast > PIM > Candidate RP Configuration or IPv6 Multicast >

PIM > Candidate RP Configuration.

Figure 12-38. Candidate RP Configuration

The Candidate RP Configuration page contains the following fields:

RP Interface — Displays the interface for which the Candidate RP data is to be displayed. Slot 0 is the

base unit.

Group Address — Displays the group address transmitted in Candidate-RP-Advertisements.

Group Mask — (IPv4) Displays the group address mask transmitted in Candidate-RP-Advertisements

to fully identify the scope of the group which the router supports if it is elected as a Rendezvous Point.

Prefix Length — (IPv6) Displays the group address prefix length transmitted in Candidate-RP-

Advertisements to fully identify the scope of the group which the router will support if it is elected as a

Rendezvous Point.

Remove — Select this option and click Apply Changes to remove the specified Candidate RP Address

for the PIM router.

After entering all required data, click Apply Changes to configure an interface as a PIM candidate.

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