site-preference

Syntax

site-preference preference-value {backup;primary;}

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols l2vpn site site-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols l2vpn site site-name],

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.1.

Description

Specify the preference value advertised for a particular Layer 2 VPN site. The site preference value is encoded in the BGP local preference attribute. When a PE router receives multiple advertisements with the same VE identifier, the advertisement with the highest local preference value is preferred. You can use this statement to enable multihoming for Layer 2 VPNs.

Options

preference-value—Specify the preference value advertised for a Layer 2 VPN.

Range: 1 through 65,535

backup—Set the preference value to 1.

primary—Set the preference value to 65,535.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

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