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show pim bootstrap

Syntax

show pim bootstrap<instance instance-name><logical-system (all | logical-system-name)>

Syntax (EX Series Switch and the QFX Series)

show pim bootstrap<instance instance-name>

Release Information

Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Command introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

instance option introduced in Junos OS Release 10.0 for EX Series switches.

Command introduced in Junos OS Release 11.3 for the QFX Series.

Description

For sparse mode only, display information about Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) bootstrap routers.

Options

none

Display PIM bootstrap router information for all routing instances.

instance instance-name

(Optional) Display information about bootstrap routers for a specific PIM-enabled routing instance.

logical-system (all | logical-system-name)

(Optional) Perform this operation on all logical systems or on a particular logical system.

Required Privilege Level

view

List of Sample Output

show pim bootstrap
show pim bootstrap instance

Output Fields

Table 1 describes the output fields for the show pim bootstrap command. Output fields are listed in the approximate order in which they appear.

Table 1: show pim bootstrap Output Fields

Field Name

Field Description

Instance

Name of the routing instance.

BSR

Bootstrap router.

Pri

Priority of the routing device as elected to be the bootstrap router.

Local address

Local routing device address.

Pri

Local routing device address priority to be elected as the bootstrap router.

State

Local routing device election state: Candidate, Elected, or Ineligible.

Timeout

How long until the local routing device declares the bootstrap router to be unreachable, in seconds.

Sample Output

show pim bootstrap

user@host> show pim bootstrap
Instance: PIM.master

BSR                    Pri Local address           Pri State      Timeout
None                     0 10.255.71.46              0 InEligible       0
feco:1:1:1:1:0:aff:785c 34 feco:1:1:1:1:0:aff:7c12   0 InEligible       0

show pim bootstrap instance

user@host> show pim bootstrap instance VPN-A
Instance: PIM.VPN-A

BSR             Pri Local address   Pri State      Timeout
None              0 192.168.196.105   0 InEligible       0

Published: 2013-04-03

Published: 2013-04-03