From: ftt (femi0802@googlemail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 15 2008 - 14:02:50 ARST
Can you not just use Anycast for this scenario or are my missing something?
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Abdul <rslab007@gmail.com> wrote:
> If your using AutoRP to determie the group-to-rp mappings, then
> have two routers (Candidate-RPs) announce thier RP candidacy. Using your
> loopback (or any interface for that matter) announce have one of the
> routers
> announce a higher IP address than the other.
>
> So for example
>
> Router A (this is a candidate RP, that you want to be primary)
> ip pim send-rp-announce 2.2.2.2 scope 16
>
> Router B (This is a candidate RP that you want to be backup)
> ip pim send-rp-announce 1.1.1.1 scope 16
>
> This way, the router thats the mapping agent will send out via the the
> primary rp (Router A), but if in event Router A fails to announce its
> candidacy (which is sent every 60seconds to the mapping agent), the mapping
> agent will send the next highest Candidate for the groups which would be B.
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:05 AM, shank shank <shankshink@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > hello,
> > i was asked in a task to use one of tow rp's as a backup rp. i
> > was trying to use the dr-priority command but that only effects the link
> DR
> > but it doe not cause the rp to be a backup for one aother. cna anyone
> point
> > me in the right direction? any hints, tips, links, or ideas on this
> topic?
> > thanks,
> >
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