priority (PIM RPs)

Syntax

priority number;

Hierarchy Level

[edit protocols pim rp local family (inet | inet6)],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols pim rp local family (inet | inet6)]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Configure this routing device’s priority for becoming an RP. The bootstrap router uses this field when selecting the list of candidate RPs to send in the bootstrap message. A smaller number increases the likelihood that the routing device becomes the RP for local multicast groups. A priority value of 0 means that bootstrap router can override the group range being advertised by the candidate RP.

Options

number—Routing device’s priority for becoming an RP. A lower value corresponds to a higher priority.

Range: 0 through 255

Default: 1

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

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