12-72 User Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, v6.1
Chapter 12
Configuring VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is used to provide fast-fail
over for hosts if the default gateway fa ils. This eliminates the single point of
failure inherent in a network with statically configured default routes. The
VRRP protocol defines an election process that will determine a Master and
a Backup router. The Master router will f orwa rd al l packets destined for the
IP Address associated with the virtual router. The Backup router monitors
the availability of the Master router and will assume M astersh ip in the event
that the Master router fails.
The VRRP protocol is described in detail in RFC 2338.
This section contains procedures for the following tasks:
■Globally Enabling VRRP
■Enabling VRRP on an Interface
■Creating a VRRP Virtual Router
■Displaying VRRP Statistics
■VRRP Configuration Considerations

Globally Enabling VRRP

VRRP can be enabled (or disabled) globally using the Web or CLI.
Disabling VRRP globally will cause all virtual routers to transition to the
Initialize state. VRRP is globally enabled by default.
You can globally enable VRRP from either the Web Agent or the CLI.

Web Agent

Procedure To globally enable VRRP using the Web Agent:
1. In the navigation pane, expand the Routing > IP > Configuration
folders, and then click Global Conf iguration.
The IP Global Configuration Web page is d ispla yed in the conte nt pan e.
See Figure 12-35.