instance-type
Syntax
instance-type type;
Hierarchy Level
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
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 (VRF) instance. Required to create a Layer 3 VPN. Create a VRF table (instance-name.inet.0) that 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.
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
