16.1.12 Configuring IPv4 PIM-SM Rendezvous Point Candidates in VRF [SL-L3A]

Points to note

When the Switch is used as a rendezvous point candidate in VRF, IP address is set for the loopback interface or VLAN interface that is set as the rendezvous point candidate, and the rendezvous point candidate is set in global configuration mode. The following shows an example in which the loopback interface (loopback 30) is set as a VRF 10 rendezvous point candidate and the multicast group address managed by VRF 10 rendezvous point is 225.10.10.0/24.

Command examples

1. (config)# interface loopback 30

   (config-if)# vrf forwarding 10

   (config-if)# ip address 192.168.30.1

   (config-if)# exit

   Sets IP addresson the loopback interface (loopback 30) of VRF 10.

2. (config)# access-list 1 permit 225.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

   Creates an access list for the multicast group addresses managed by the rendezvous point of VRF 10.

3. (config)# ip pim vrf 10 rp-candidate loopback 30 group-list 1

   Configures the loopback interface (loopback 30) as a VRF 10 rendezvous point candidate. Specify the access list created in step 2 as the multicast group address to be managed.