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Configuring a Backup Router to Preempt the VRRP Primary Router

By default, a higher-priority backup router preempts a lower-priority primary router. To explicitly enable the primary router to be preempted, include the preempt statement:

You can include this statement at the following hierarchy levels:

  • [edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family (inet | inet6) address address (vrrp-group | vrrp-inet6-group) group-id]

  • [edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family (Inet | inet6) address address (vrrp-group | vrrp-inet6-group) group-id]

To prohibit a higher-priority backup router from preempting a lower-priority primary router, include the no-preempt statement: