Avaya ERS 8600 series, Configuration Manual

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Configuring VRRP on a port
Use this procedure to configure VRRP on a port. You can configure VRRP on a port only if the
port is assigned an IP address.
Procedure steps
1. From the Device Physical View, select a port.
2. In the navigation tree, open the following folders: Configuration, Edit, Port.
3. Double-click IPv6 .
4. Click the VRRP tab.
5. Click Insert .
6. In the VrId box, enter a virtual router ID.
7. Select the AcceptMode box if you want the master router to accept packets for which
it is not the IPv6 address owner as its own.
8. In the LinkLocal box, enter an IPv6 address.
9. Enter an advertisement interval.
10. Specify the priority.
11. Click Insert .
Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to configure VRRP on a port.
Variable Value
IfIndex The index value that uniquely identifies the interface to which
this entry is applicable.
InetAddrType The address type for the VRRP interface. In this case, IPv6.
VrId A number that uniquely identifies a virtual router on a VRRP
router. The virtual router acts as the default router for one or
more assigned addresses (1 to 255).
LinkLocal The assigned IPv6 addresses that a virtual router is responsible
for backing up.
VirtualMacAddr The MAC address of the virtual router interface.
IPv6 VRRP configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
216 Configuration — IPv6 Routing November 2010