Configuring IPv6 PIM static RP

On IPv6 PIM BSR mechanism is not supported so static RP must be configured.

Before you begin

Enable IPv6 PIM-SM globally.

Procedure

  1. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  2. Enable static RP:

    ipv6 pim static-rp

  3. Configure an IPv6 static RP entry:

    ipv6 pim static-rp WORD<0-255> WORD<0-255>

  4. Configure all the switches in the network (including switches from other vendors) to map to the same RP.
  5. Display information about the candidate rendezvous points for the PIM-SM domain:

    show ipv6 pim static-rp

Variable definitions

The following table describes the variables for the ipv6 pim static-rp command.

Variable

Description

WORD<0-255>

Specifies the IPv6 address and address mask of the multicast group. When combined, the IPv6 address and address mask identify the range of the multicast addresses that the RP handles.

WORD<0-255>

Specifies the IPv6 address of the static RP.
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