preference

Syntax

(preference | preference2 | color | color2) preference <type type>;

Hierarchy Level

[edit routing-options (aggregate | generate | static) (defaults | route)],
[edit routing-options rib routing-table-name (aggregate | generate | static) (defaults | route)],
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name routing-options (aggregate | generate | static)
    (defaults | route)],
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name routing-options rib routing-table-name
    (aggregate | generate | static) (defaults | route)]

Description

Preference value for a static, aggregated, or generated route. You also can specify a secondary preference value (preference2) as well as colors, which are even finer-grained preference values (color and color2).

Options

preference—Preference value. A lower number indicates a more preferred route.
Range: 1 through 255
Default: 5 (for static routes), 130 (for aggregate and generated routes)

type—(Optional) Type of route.
Range: 1 through 16

Usage Guidelines

See Configure Static Routes, Configure Aggregate Routes, and Configure Generated Routes.

Required Privilege Level

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

See Also

aggregate, generate, static