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description (Routing Instances)

Syntax

description text;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for EX Series switches.

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

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 12.3 for ACX Series routers.

Description

Provide a text description for the routing instance. If the text includes one or more spaces, enclose it in quotation marks (" "). Any descriptive text you include is displayed in the output of the show route instance detail command and has no effect on the operation of the routing instance.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2013-01-17