
Applicable Environment
The VRRP backup group works in master/backup mode or load balancing mode.
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The master/backup switchover is a basic function provided by VRRP. The master/backup
mode is as follows:
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Only one backup group exist.
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The router with the highest priority in the backup group serves as the master router and
undertakes the services.
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Except for the master router, other routers in the backup group serve as the backup
routers and work in the Backup state.
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If the master router fails, backup routers select a new master router based on their
priorities to provide routing service.
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In the load balancing mode, multiple backup groups are created to share the traffic of a
network. One router can join different backup groups. The load balancing mode is as
follows:
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Router A serves as the master device in backup group 1 and the backup device in backup
group 2.
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Router B serves as the master device in backup group 2 and the backup device in backup
group 1.
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Some hosts on the network use backup group 1 as their gateway and others use backup
group 2 as their gateway.
In this case, they can back up each other and share the traffic.
NOTE
The Ethernet interfaces, GigabitEthernet interfaces, Eth-Trunk interfaces, VLANIF interfaces, and
Ethernet sub-interfaces support the VRRP features.
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring a VRRP backup group, complete the following tasks:
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Configuring network layer attributes for the interface
Data Preparation
To configure the VRRP backup group, you need the following data.
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Data
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The VRRP Backup group ID, Virtual IP address of the VRRP backup group
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Priorities of routers in the VRRP backup group
2.3.2 Creating a Backup Group and Configuring a Virtual IP
Address
By creating a VRRP backup group, you can use the default gateway address on a LAN to be the
IP address of the VRRP backup group.
Huawei AR2200-S Series Enterprise Routers
Configuration Guide - Reliability
2 VRRP Configuration
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