VRRP Virtual Router Priority Tracking configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <1-255>/track

 

[VRRP Virtual

Router 1 Priority Tracking Menu]

 

vrs

- Enable/disable tracking master virtual routers

 

ifs

- Enable/disable tracking

other interfaces

 

ports

-

Enable/disable tracking

VLAN

switch ports

 

cur

-

Display current VRRP virtual

router configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

This menu is used for modifying the priority system used when electing the master router from a pool of virtual routers. Various tracking criteria can be used to bias the election results. Each time one of the tracking criteria is met, the priority level for the virtual router is increased by an amount defined through the VRRP Tracking Menu.

Criteria are tracked dynamically, continuously updating virtual router priority levels when enabled. If the virtual router preemption option is enabled, this virtual router can assume master routing authority when its priority level rises above that of the current master.

Some tracking criteria (vrs, ifs, and ports below) apply to standard virtual routers, otherwise called “virtual interface routers”. A virtual server router is defined as any virtual router whose IP address (addr) is the same as any configured virtual server IP address.

The following table describes the Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options.

Table 152 Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

vrs disableenable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each

 

virtual router in master mode on this switch. This is useful for making sure that

 

traffic for any particular client/server pairing are handled by the same switch,

 

increasing routing and load balancing efficiency. This command is disabled by

 

default.

 

 

ifs disableenable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each

 

other IP interface active on this switch. An IP interface is considered active

 

when there is at least one active port on the same VLAN. This helps elect the

 

virtual routers with the most available routes as the master. This command is

 

disabled by default.

 

 

ports disableenable

When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each

 

active port on the same VLAN. A port is considered “active” if it has a link and

 

is forwarding traffic. This helps elect the virtual routers with the most available

 

ports as the master. This command is disabled by default.

 

 

cur

Displays the current configuration for priority tracking for this virtual router.

 

 

VRRP Virtual Router Group configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/group

 

[VRRP Virtual

Router Group Menu]

 

track

- Priority Tracking Menu

 

vrid

- Set virtual router ID

 

if

- Set interface number

 

prio

- Set renter priority

 

adver

- Set advertisement interval

 

preem

- Enable/disable preemption

 

ena

- Enable virtual router

 

dis

- Disable virtual router

 

del

- Delete virtual router

 

cur

- Display current VRRP virtual router configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

The Virtual Router Group menu is used for associating all virtual routers into a single logical virtual router, which forces all virtual routers on the switch to either be master or backup as a group. A virtual router is defined by its

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