Configuring VRRP and VRRPE

Table 12.3: CLI Display of VRRP or VRRPE Detailed Information (Continued)

This Field...

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state

This routing switch’s VRRP or VRRPE state for the VRID. The state

 

can be one of the following:

 

• initialize – The VRID is not enabled (activated). If the state

 

remains “initialize” after you activate the VRID, make sure that

 

the VRID is also configured on the other routers and that the

 

routers can communicate with each other.

 

Note: If the state is “initialize” and the mode is incomplete, make

 

sure you have specified the IP address for the VRID.

 

• backup – This routing switch is a Backup for the VRID.

 

• master – This routing switch is the Master for the VRID.

 

 

administrative-status

The administrative status of the VRID. The administrative status can

 

be one of the following:

 

• disabled – The VRID is configured on the interface but VRRP or

 

VRRPE has not been activated on the interface.

 

• enabled – VRRP or VRRPE has been activated on the interface.

 

 

mode

Indicates whether the routing switch is the Owner or a Backup for the

 

VRID.

 

Note: If “incomplete” appears after the mode, configuration for this

 

VRID is incomplete. For example, you might not have configured the

 

virtual IP address that is being backup up by the VRID.

 

Note: This field applies only to VRRP. All routing switches configured

 

for VRRPE are Backups.

 

 

priority

The device’s preferability for becoming the Master for the VRID.

 

During negotiation, the router with the highest priority becomes the

 

Master.

 

If two or more devices are tied with the highest priority, the Backup

 

interface with the highest IP address becomes the active router for the

 

VRID.

 

 

current priority

The current VRRP or VRRPE priority of this routing switch for the

 

VRID. The current priority can differ from the configured priority (see

 

the row above) for the following reasons:

 

• The VRID is still in the initialization stage and has not become a

 

Master or Backup yet. In this case, the current priority is 0.

 

• The VRID is configured with track ports and the link on a tracked

 

interface has gone down. See “Track Ports and Track Priority” on

 

page 12-5.

 

 

hello-interval

The number of seconds between Hello messages from the Master to

 

the Backups for a given VRID.

 

 

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