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priority-cost (VRRP)

Syntax

priority-cost priority;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address vrrp-group group-id track interface interface-name],[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet6 address address vrrp-inet6-group group-id track interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address vrrp-group group-id track interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet6 address address vrrp-inet6-group group-id track interface interface-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS 11.3 for the QFX Series.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 12.2 for ACX2000 Universal Access Routers.

Description

Configure a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) router’s priority cost for becoming the master default router. The router with the highest priority within the group becomes the master.

Options

priority—The value subtracted from the configured VRRP priority when the tracked interface or route is down to force a new master router election. The sum of all the costs for all interfaces or routes that are tracked must be less than or equal to the configured priority of the VRRP group.

Range: 1 through 254

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.

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

Published: 2014-07-23