Viewing current BSR information

View the current BSR information to review the configuration.

Before you begin

  • You must disable static RP.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand the following folders: Configuration > IP.
  2. Click PIM.
  3. Click the Current BSR tab.

Current BSR field descriptions

Use the descriptions in the following table to use the Current BSR tab.

Name

Description

Address

Shows the IP address of the current BSR for the local PIM domain.

FragmentTag

Shows a randomly generated number that distinguishes fragments that belong to different bootstrap messages. Fragments that belong to the same bootstrap message carry the same fragment tag.

HashMask

Shows the mask used in the hash function to map a group to one of the C-RPs from the RP set. The hashmask allows a small number of consecutive groups to always hash to the same RP.

Priority

Shows the priority of the current BSR. The C-BSR with the highest BSR priority and address (referred to as the preferred BSR) is elected as the BSR for the domain.

BootStrapTimer

Shows the bootstrap timer. After the bootstrap timer expires, the BSR sends out bootstrap messages.