ip vrrp preempt

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Configures the router to preempt a lower priority master for the virtual router ID. Use no ip vrrp preempt to disable preemption for the virtual router instance. By default, preemption is enabled.

Syntax

[no] ip vrrp vr_id preempt

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

vr_id

The virtual router ID

1-255

User level

read-write

Context

interface:FastEthernet (L2-L3, L2), VLAN (L2-L3, L2)

Example

To specify that virtual router 1 preempts a lower priority master:

Gxxx-001(if:Vlan 2)# ip vrrp 1 preempt