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diff --git a/doc/user/pim.rst b/doc/user/pim.rst index ff45f21b5..c139e6488 100644 --- a/doc/user/pim.rst +++ b/doc/user/pim.rst @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ PIM Routers never do SM over. This command is vrf aware, to configure for a vrf, specify the vrf in the router pim block. -.. clicmd:: rpf-lookup-mode MODE +.. clicmd:: rpf-lookup-mode MODE [group-list PREFIX_LIST] [source-list PREFIX_LIST] MODE sets the method used to perform RPF lookups. Supported modes: @@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ PIM Routers configured to make the configuration immune against possible changes in what the default behavior is. + If a group and/or source prefix list is provided, then the RPF lookup mode + will only apply to source, group addresses that match the given prefix list(s). + Not all RPF lookups have a valid group address when performing a lookup, e.g. RPF + to an RP only does a lookup to the RP address and has no specific group. + Lookups that do not have a specific group will only use lookup modes that do not + specify a group-list. + A global rpf lookup mode that does not have a group or source list is always installed + and, as documented above, uses the ``mrib-then-urib`` mode by default. + This can be changed with an rpf-lookup-mode MODE that does not specify group or source lists. + There can be any number of rpf lookup modes, as long as the combination of group and source + list is unique. + .. warning:: Unreachable routes do not receive special treatment and do not cause |