Chapter 34 VRRP

If switch A (the master router) is unavailable, switch B takes over. Traffic is then processed by switch B.

34.2 VRRP Status

Click IP Application > VRRP in the navigation panel to display the VRRP Status screen as shown next.

Figure 154 IP Application > VRRP Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 106 IP Application > VRRP Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Index

This field displays the index number of a rule.

 

 

Network

This field displays the IP address and the subnet mask bits of an IP routing domain

 

that is associated to a virtual router.

 

 

VRID

This field displays the ID number of the virtual router.

 

 

VR Status

This field displays the status of the virtual router.

 

This field is Master indicating that this Switch functions as the master router.

 

This field is Backup indicating that this Switch functions as a backup router.

 

This field displays Init when this Switch is initiating the VRRP protocol or when the

 

Uplink Status field displays Dead.

Uplink Status

This field displays the status of the link between this Switch and the uplink gateway.

 

This field is Alive indicating that the link between this Switch and the uplink gateway

 

is up. Otherwise, this field is Dead.

 

This field displays Probe when this Switch is check for the link state.

 

 

Poll Interval(s)

The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

 

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set

 

Interval.

 

 

Stop

Click Stop to halt system statistic polling.

 

 

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