address Configuring VRRP
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address

UsethiscommandtoconfigureavirtualrouterIPaddress.
Syntax
address vlan vlan-id vrid ip-address owner
no address vlan vlan-id vrid ip-address owner
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Routerconfiguration:Matrix>Router(configrouter)#
Usage
IfthevirtualrouterIPaddressisthesameastheinterface(VLAN)addressownedbyaVRRP
router,thentherouterowningtheaddressbecomesthemaster.Themastersendsan
advertisementtoallotherVRRProutersdeclaringitsstatusandassumesresponsibilityfor
forwardingpacketsassociatedwithitsvirtualrouterID(VRID).
IfthevirtualrouterIPaddressisnotownedbyanyoftheVRRProuters,thentherouterscompare
theirprioritiesandthehigherpriorityownerbecomesthemaster.Ifpriorityvaluesarethesame,
thentheVRRProuterwiththehigherIPaddressisselectedmaster.Fordetailsonusingthe
prioritycommand,refertopriorityonpage 2164.
EachVRRProutinginterfacecansupportupto16virtualrouterIPaddresses.AvirtualrouterIP
addresscanbeeitheranaddressconfiguredontheroutinginterfaceoranaddressthatfallswithin
therangeofanynetworksconfiguredontheroutinginterface.AllofthevirtualrouterIP
addressesassociatedwithasingleVRIDmustbedesignatedas“owneror“nonowner”—amix
of“ownerand“nonowneraddressesonasingleVRIDisnotallowed.
The“no”formofthiscommandclearstheVRRPaddressconfiguration.
vlanvlanid SpecifiesthenumberoftheVLANonwhichtoconfigureavirtual
routeraddress.ThisVLANmustbeconfiguredforIProutingas
describedinPreRoutingConfigurationTasksonpage 2100.
vrid SpecifiesauniqueVirtualRouterID(VRID)associatedwiththerouting
interface.
ipaddress SpecifiesthevirtualrouterIPaddresstoassociatewiththerouter.The
limitis16virtualrouterIPaddressesperinterface.
owner SpecifiesavaluetoindicateiftherouterownstheIPaddressasoneof
itsinterfaces.Validvaluesare:
1toindicatetherouterownstheaddress.
0toindicatetherouterdoesnotowntheaddress.