ip ospf priority

Syntax

ip ospf priority value
no ip ospf priority

Command Default

The default value is 1.

Parameters

value
Priority value. Valid values range from 0 through 255.

Modes

Interface subtype configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The OSPFv2 router assigned the highest priority becomes the designated router, and the OSPFv2 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 10 for the OSPFv2 router that is connected to an OSPFv2 Virtual Ethernet (VE) interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ve 1
device(config-if-Ve-1)# ipv6 ospf priority 10