Re: ip pim rp-add 'override'

Thanks amigo.

Yeah, the docs mention 'dynamic' and indicate both BSR and auto-rp, however
... I have seen a lot of training materials that only mention auto-rp.

Thanks Rick for the lab confirmation

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Rick Mur <rmur_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:

> The dynamic methods Auto-RP and BSR are preferred OVER static RP. You would
> use this to configure a static RP as fallback when the dynamic way fails.
>
> If you configure ip pim rp-address without override, Auto-RP and BSR will
> override this. After adding the override, the router will use the
statically
> configured RP.
>
> This is by the way really easy to test with just 2 routers within 10
> minutes, or even 1 router if you don't have 2 :-)
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> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM, ALL From_NJ <all.from.nj_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey team, morning.
>>
>> I do not have time to test this out this morning, but would ask if anyone
>> knows or already has the answer this would be cool.
>>
>> Using the override command, we can tell the router to prefer this static
>> entry over dynamic / auto-rp. Does this also work for BSR? It appears so
>> via the docs, but some learning materials I have seen only mention the
>> override option working instead of auto-rp.
>>
>> Any input would be appreciated ... or ...
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>> If you have the time, configure two routers, (me like using two routers)
>> ...
>> both with pim, one with BSR and verify that the RP is propagated and
>> accepted by the other router. Then add this command to the other router,
>> ip
>> pim rp-add xyz, first without and then with the override option.
>>
>> I would enjoy hearing your experience. Many TIA,
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