instance-type

Syntax

instance-type type;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-routers logical-router-name routing-instances routing-instance-name],

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

Description

Define the type of routing instance.

Options

type—Can be one of the following:

• l2vpn—Enable a Layer 2 VPN on the routing instance. You must configure the interface, route-distinguisher, vrf-import, and vrf-export statements for this type of routing instance.
• virtual-router—Enable a virtual router routing instance. You must configure the interface statement for this type of routing instance. You do not need to configure the route-distinguisher, vrf-import, and vrf-export statements.
• vpls—Enable VPLS on the routing instance.You must configure the interface, route-distinguisher, vrf-import, and vrf-export statements for this type of routing instance.
• vrf—VPN routing and forwarding instance. Required to create a Layer 3 VPN. Creates a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) table (instance-name.inet.0), which contains the routes originating from and destined for a particular Layer 3 VPN. You must configure the interface, route-distinguisher, vrf-import, and vrf-export statements for this type of routing instance.

Usage Guidelines

See Configure the Instance Type.

Required Privilege Level

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