Preempt; Priority - Dell Force10 S4810P Reference Manual

Related disable
Commands

preempt

Permit a BACKUP router with a higher priority value to preempt or become the MASTER router.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax preempt
To prohibit preemption, use the no preempt command.
Defaults Enabled (that is, a BACKUP router can preempt the MASTER router).
Command Modes VRRP
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1
Version 8.3.7.0
Version 7.6.1.0
Version 7.5.1.0
pre-Version
6.2.1.1

priority

Specify a VRRP priority value for the VRRP group. This value is used by the VRRP protocol during the MASTER election
process.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax priority priority
To return to the default value, use the no priority command.
Parameters
priority
Defaults 100
Command Modes VRRP
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1
Version 8.3.7.0
Version 7.6.1.0
Version 7.5.1.0
1618
– disables a VRRP group.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced on the E-Series.
Enter a number as the priority. Enter 255 only if the router's virtual
address is the same as the interface's primary IP address (that is, the
router is the OWNER). The range is 1 to 255. The default is 100.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.