# ipv6 pim dr-priority

#### Syntax

ipv6 pim dr-priority priority

no ipv6 pim dr-priority

#### Release Information

Command introduced in JunosE Release 10.0.0.

#### Description

Assigns a priority for the interface to be selected as the designated router. An interface with a higher priority value is preferred as a designated router over an interface with a lower priority value. In Interface Configuration mode, the no version restores the value that is specified in Router Configuration mode. If the designated router priority is not specified in Router Configuration mode, then the default value of one is restored.

| Note: You cannot configure the designated router priority on PIM dense mode interfaces.

#### Options

- priority—Value in the range 1–254; default value is 1.

#### Mode

Interface Configuration, Router Configuration