soft-preemption

The soft-preemption command enables soft preemption functionality. This command must be used on both the primary and secondary paths.

Syntax

soft-preemption

no soft-preemption

Command Default

The soft-preemption function is disabled.

Modes

MPLS LSP configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no function disables soft preemption for the path on which the command is executed.

MPLS is supported on the Extreme 8820, SLX 9740, SLX 9640, and SLX 9540 devices only.

Examples

The following example shows how configure a primary path.

device# configure 
device(config)# router mpls
device(config-router-mpls)# lsp test
device(config-router-mpls-lsp-test)# soft-preemption

The following example shows how to configure a secondary path.

device# configure
device(config)# router mpls
device(config-router-mpls)# lsp test
device(config-router-mpls-lsp-test)# secpath sec
device(config-router-mpls-lsp-test-secpath-sec)# soft-preemption