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Brocade Network OS NETCONF Operations Guide v4.1.1 User Manual

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Enabling preemption

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The procedure for enabling pre-emption differs depending on the Ethernet link interface type,
which for VRRP can be a physical Ethernet link (10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit
Ethernet), port-channel, or VE. For VRRP-E, the Ethernet link interface type must be VE.

Enabling preemption for physical Ethernet or port-channel

To enable preemption for a physical or port-channel router interface, perform the following steps.

1. Issue the RPC to configure the node in the

urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface namespace.

2. Under the node, specify the , ,

, , or node, depending on the
Ethernet link interface type.

3. Under the , , ,

, or node, include the element and specify
the name of the backup router interface.

4. Under the , , ,

, or node, include the node element located
in the urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-vrrp namespace.

5. Under the node, include the following leaf elements.

a. In the element, specify the group ID of the VRRP router group.

b. Include the empty element to enable preemption.

The following example enables preemption.

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