Nortel Networks 40M2420 Cfg/l3/vrrp, Vrrp Configuration, 96VRRP Menu Options /cfg/l3/vrrp, Track

Alteon OS Command Reference

/cfg/l3/vrrp

VRRP Configuration

[Virtual Router		Redundancy Protocol Menu]
vr	-	VRRP Virtual Router menu
group	-	VRRP Virtual Router Group menu
if	-	VRRP Interface menu
track	-	VRRP Priority Tracking menu
hotstan	-	Enable/disable hot-standby processing
on	-	Globally turn VRRP ON
off	-	Globally turn VRRP OFF
cur	-	Display current VRRP configuration

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on GbE Switch Modules provides redun- dancy between routers in a LAN. This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRP-capable routing device. One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority criteria, and assumes control of the shared virtual router IP address. If the master fails, one of the backup virtual routers will assume routing authority and take control of the virtual router IP address.

By default, VRRP is disabled. Alteon OS has extended VRRP to include virtual servers as well, allowing for full active/active redundancy between switches. For more information on VRRP, see the “High Availability” chapter in the Alteon OS Application Guide.

Table 6-96VRRP Menu Options (/cfg/l3/vrrp)

Command Syntax and Usage

vr <virtual router number (1-1024)>

Displays the VRRP Virtual Router Menu. This menu is used for configuring virtual routers on this switch. To view menu options, see page 299.

group

Displays the VRRP virtual router group menu, used to combine all virtual routers together as one logical entity. Group options must be configured when using two or more Alteon switches in a hot- standby failover configuration where only one switch is active at any given time. To view menu options, see page 302.

if <interface number (1-127)>

Displays the VRRP Virtual Router Interface Menu. To view menu options, see page 305.

track

Displays the VRRP Tracking Menu. This menu is used for weighting the criteria used when modi- fying priority levels in the master router election process. To view menu options, see page 306.

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