Aruba Networks AirOS v2.3, User Manual

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Configuring Redundancy 25
Chapter 3
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Virtual IP address that has been reserved to be used for the VRRP instance
2 Connect to the switch CLI using Telnet or SSH. After logging into the switch,
enter the global configuration mode.
To configure VRRP on the VLAN ID.
Command Explanation
Expected/Recommended
Values
Step 1
vrrp
vrrp-id Creates the VRRP instance. It is recommended to
configure the VRRP ID to be
the same as VLAN ID on
which the instance runs for
easier administration and
maintenance.
Step 2
vlan
vlan-id Associates the VRRP
instance with a VLAN. VLAN ID from step i.
Step 3
ip address
ip-address Virtual IP address for the
VRRP instance Virtual IP address from step
i.
Step 4 priority priority-value Priority of the VRRP
instance that is used in the
election of the
master . By
default, the value is 100.
The following are the
recommended values for the
priority on the
“initially
preferred” master and
“initially preferred” backup
switches:
Master: 110
Backup: 100
Note : these values are closely
related to the value of the
value to be added to the
priority by tracking in step 7.
Step 5 preempt Enable preemption