Chapter 34 VRRP

34.3.3 Configuring VRRP Parameters

After you set up an IP interface, configure the VRRP parameters in the VRRP Configuration screen.

Figure 155 VRRP Configuration: VRRP Parameters

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 107 VRRP Configuration: VRRP Parameters

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

Select this option to enable this VRRP entry.

 

 

Name

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification

 

purposes.

 

 

Network

Select an IP domain to which this VRRP entry applies.

 

 

Virtual Router ID

Select a virtual router number (1 to 7) for which this VRRP entry is created.

 

You can configure up to seven virtual routers for one network.

 

 

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Specify the number of seconds between Hello message transmissions.

Interval

 

 

 

Preempt Mode

Select this option to activate preempt mode.

 

 

Priority

Enter a number (between 1 and 254) to set the priority level. The bigger the

 

number, the higher the priority.

 

 

Uplink Gateway

Enter the IP address of the uplink gateway in dotted decimal notation.

 

The Switch checks the link to the uplink gateway.

 

 

Primary Virtual IP

Enter the IP address of the primary virtual router in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

Secondary Virtual IP

This field is optional. Enter the IP address of a secondary virtual router in

 

dotted decimal notation. This field is ignored when you enter 0.0.0.0.

 

 

Add

Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch

 

loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on

 

the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory

 

when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to discard all changes made in this table.

 

 

Clear

Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.

 

 

 

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