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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is designed to eliminate the single point of failure that can occur when the single static default gateway router for an end station is lost.

This section describes the procedures used to configure VRRP using the Java Device Manager.

Global VRRP configuration

The Device Manager can be used to configure global VRRP settings. This is done from the VRRP Globals tab.

To configure global VRRP settings, use the following procedure:

Step Action

1Select IP Routing > VRRP from the Device Manager menu. The VRRP dialog opens with the Globals tab selected. This tab is illustrated below.

VRRP dialog - Globals tab

2Using the provided fields, configure the global VRRP settings. These fields are illustrated in the following table.

Globals tab fields

Field

Description

 

 

Enabled

Indicates whether VRRP is globally enabled

 

on the switch.

 

 

Version

Indicates the version of VRRP supported on

 

this switch.

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks

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Nortel Networks NN47200-503 manual Global Vrrp configuration, Vrrp dialog Globals tab