Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.
Define the backup remote address to which the IPsec traffic is directed when the primary remote gateway is down. Configuring this statement also enables the dead peer detection (DPD) protocol.
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Note: Configuration of the backup-remote-gateway statement is not supported on J-series Services Routers. These routers cannot send DPD Hello messages but can respond to Hello messages sent by the peer. |
address—Backup remote IPv4 or IPv6 address.
See Configuring Destination Addresses for Dead Peer Detection.
admin—To view this statement in the configuration.
admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.