priority (PIM Interfaces)
Syntax
priority number;
Hierarchy Level
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols pim interface (Protocols PIM) interface-name], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols pim interface (Protocols PIM) interface-name], [edit protocols pim interface (Protocols PIM) interface-name], [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols pim interface (Protocols PIM) interface-name]
Description
Configure the routing device’s likelihood to be elected as the designated router. DR priority is specific to PIM sparse mode; as per RFC 3973, PIM DR priority cannot be configured explicitly in PIM Dense Mode (PIM-DM) in IGMPv2 – PIM-DM only support DRs with IGMPv1.
Options
number—Routing device’s priority for becoming the designated router. A higher value corresponds to a higher priority.
Range: 0 through 4294967295
Default: 1 (Each routing device has an equal probability of becoming the DR.)
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.