ipv6 ospf priority

Configures priority for designated router (DR) election and backup designated routers (BDRs) on the interface you are connected to.

Syntax

ipv6 ospf priority value

no ipv6 ospf priority

Command Default

The value is set to 1.

Parameters

value: Priority value. Valid values range from 0 through 255. The default is 1.

Modes

Interface subtype configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The OSPFv3 router assigned the highest priority becomes the designated router, and the OSPFv3 router with the second-highest priority becomes the backup router.

The no form of the command restores the default value.

Examples

The following example sets a priority of 4 for the OSPFv3 router that is connected to an OSPFv3 Virtual Ethernet (VE) interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ve 1
device(config-if-Ve-1)# ipv6 ospf priority 4