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

Table 154 Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

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 Interface configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/if <1-255>

 

[VRRP Interface

1 Menu]

 

auth

-

Set authentication types

 

passw

-

Set plain-text password

 

del

-

Delete interface

 

cur

-

Display current VRRP interface configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

This menu is used for configuring VRRP authentication parameters for the IP interfaces used with the virtual routers. The interface-number(1 to 255) represents the IP interface on which authentication parameters must be configured.

The following table describes the VRRP Interface Configuration Menu options.

Table 155 VRRP Interface Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

auth nonepassword

Defines the type of authentication that will be used: none (no authentication),

 

or password (password authentication).

 

 

passw <password>

Defines a plain text password up to eight characters long. This password will

 

be added to each VRRP packet transmitted by this interface when password

 

authentication is chosen (see auth above).

del

cur

Clears the authentication configuration parameters for this IP interface. The IP interface itself is not deleted.

Displays the current configuration for this IP interface’s authentication parameters.

VRRP Tracking configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/vrrp/track

[VRRP Tracking Menu]

vrs

- Set priority increment for virtual router tracking

ifs

- Set priority increment for IP interface tracking

ports

-

Set priority increment for VLAN switch

port tracking

cur

-

Display current VRRP Priority Tracking

configuration

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

This menu is used for setting weights for the various criteria used to modify priority levels during the master router election process. Each time one of the tracking criteria is met, the priority level for the virtual router is increased by an amount defined through this menu.

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