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# ip pim rp-candidate

#### Syntax

ip pim rp-candidate interfaceType interfaceSpecifier [ group-list accessListName ]
[ hold-time holdTime ] [ priority priority ] [ interval interval ]

no ip pim rp-candidate interfaceType interfaceSpecifier

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Defines a router as a rendezvous point (RP) router candidate. The no version stops the router from being an RP candidate.

#### Options

- interfaceType—Interface type; see Interface Types and Specifiers
- interfaceSpecifier—Particular interface; format varies according to interface type; see Interface Types and Specifiers. The autoRP announcement messages will contain the IP address for this interface.
- accessListName—Access list containing the set of group prefixes supported by this C-RP. If no group-list is specified, the default value is the entire multicast address range.
- holdTime—Amount of time in the range 1–65535 seconds that the BSR keeps an RP in its C-RP list if the BSR does not receive a C-RP advertisement message; default value is 150 seconds
- priority—Priority field value in the range 0–255 that the C-RP sends to the BSR in C-RP advertisement messages. In the RP election process, the RP with the lower priority value is preferred; default value is 192
- interval—Interval in the range 1–65535 seconds at which the C-RP sends advertisement messages to the BSR; default value is 60 seconds

#### Mode

Global Configuration

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