Brocade Communications Systems ICX 7250 series, Configuration Manual

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The following example configures a VRRP-E device.
device# configure terminal
device(config)# router vrrp-extended
device(config-vrrpe-router)# interface ethernet 1/1/5
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# ip address 10.53.5.3/24
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# ip vrrp-extended vrid 1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5-vrid-1)# backup priority 110
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5-vrid-1)# version 2
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5-vrid-1)# ip-address 10.53.5.254
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5-vrid-1)# activate
VRRP-E router 1 for this interface is activating
VRRP-E load-balancing using short-path forwarding
The VRRP-E Extension for Server Virtualization feature allows Brocade devices to bypass the VRRP-E master router and directly
forward packets to their destination through interfaces on the VRRP-E backup router. This is called
short-path forwarding . A backup
router participates in a VRRP-E session only when short-path forwarding is enabled.
NOTE
VRRP-E load-balancing is supported only on ICX 7750 devices.
Packet routing with short-path forwarding to balance traffic load
When short-path forwarding is enabled, traffic load-balancing is performed because both master and backup devices can be used to
forward packets.
VRRP-E load-balancing using short-path forwarding
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