- Written by Matthew Carrington-Fair
- Posted on August 12, 2025
- Updated on August 12, 2025
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This feature allows configuring backup nexthop group entries to be used if their corresponding primary entries are unable to forward traffic due to being unresolved or with outgoing interfaces that are marked as down. By default, any configured backup entries will not be activated to forward traffic until all primary nexthop group entries are unavailable. Backup nexthop group entries are a tool used to achieve fast failover when forwarding traffic via nexthop groups.
