Configure the RP-Candidate Address

An RP-candidate router is a router that is configured to send periodic RP-candidate advertisement messages to the BSR. This router also processes join or prune messages or registers messages for the advertised group prefix when it is elected as an RP. When you configure the RP-candidate address, you set the address of the interface that is advertised as an RP-candidate.

1. Associate the VLAN 7 interface with the PIMv6 component 1.

   SEFOS(config)# interface vlan 7
   SEFOS(config-if)# ipv6 pim componentId 1
   SEFOS(config-if)# exit
   

2. Enter the PIMv6 component mode for PIMv6 component 1.

   SEFOS(config)# ip pim component 1
   

3. Set the RP-candidate hold time to 30 seconds for PIMv6 component 1.

   SEFOS(pim-comp)# rp-candidate holdtime 30
   

4. Set the RP-candidate address for the group in PIMv6 component 1.

   SEFOS(pim-comp)# ipv6 pim rp-candidate rp-address ff02::e001:0 128 7777::11
   SEFOS(pim-comp)# end
   

5. Review the RP-candidate RP-address.

   SEFOS# show ipv6 pim rp-candidate
    
   CompId    GroupAddress/PrefixLength       RPAddress/Priority
   ------    -------------------------       ---------- -------
        1         ff02::e001:1/128            7777::11/4
   

6. Review the RP-candidate details for PIMv6 component 1.

   SEFOS# show ipv6 pim rp-candidate 1
    
   CompId    GroupAddress/PrefixLength       RPAddress/Priority
   ------    -------------------------       ---------- -------
        1         ff02::e001:1/128            7777::11/4