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loss-priority (Port Mirroring)

Syntax

loss-priority priority;

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

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

Description

Configure a loss priority for mirrored packets. By default, the switch applies a lower priority to mirrored data than to regular port-to-port data—mirrored traffic is dropped in preference for regular traffic when capacity is exceeded. For port mirroring configurations with output to an analyzer VLAN, set the loss priority to high.

Default

Low

Options

priority—The value for priority can be low or high.

Default: low

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.
system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2012-12-07