Related Topics
OSPF Designated Router Overview
Configuring the Designated Router Priority for OSPF

priority

Syntax

priority number;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)] area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)] area area-id interface interface-name],[edit protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)] area area-id interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)] area area-id interface interface-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Support for the realm statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.2.

Support for the realm statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.2 for EX Series switches.

Description

Specify the routing device’s priority for becoming the designated routing devices. The routing device that has the highest priority value on the logical IP network or subnet becomes the network’s designated router. You must configure at least one routing device on each logical IP network or subnet to be the designated router. You also should specify a routing device’s priority for becoming the designated router on point-to-point interfaces.

Options

number—Routing device’s priority for becoming the designated router. A priority value of 0 means that the routing device never becomes the designated router. A value of 1 means that the routing device has the least chance of becoming a designated router.

Range: 0 through 255

Default: 128

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

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