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22 Configuring VRRP
The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRPv2/VRRPv3) is a standard router redundancy protocol
supported in IPv4/IPv6, based on RFC 3768 and RFC 2787. It provides redundancy by eliminating the
single point of failure inherent in a default route environment
. The VRRPv2/VRRPv3 router, which
controls the IPv4/IPv6 address associated with a virtual router is called the master router, and is responsi-
ble for forwarding virtual router advertisements. If the master router becomes unavailable, the highest
priority backup router will transition to the master state. The Alcatel-Lucent implementation of VRRP also
supports the collective management of virtual routers on a switch.
Note . This VRRPv3 implementation is based on the latest Internet Draft, Virtual Router Redundancy
Protocol for IPv6, September 2004.
Note . RFC 3768, which obsoletes RFC 2338, does not include support for authentication types. As a
result, configuring VRRP authentication is no longer supported in this release.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes VRRPv2/VRRPv3 and how to configure it through the Command Line Interface
(CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of
commands, see the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide .
This chapter provides an overview of VRRP and includes information about the following:
•
Virtual routers—see “Creating/Deleting a Virtual Router” on page 22-10 .
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IP addresses for virtual routers—see “Specifying an IP Address for a Virtual Router” on page 22-11 .
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VRRP advertisement interval—see “Configuring the Advertisement Interval” on page 22-12 .
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Virtual router priority—see “Configuring Virtual Router Priority” on page 22-12 .
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Preempting virtual routers—see “Setting Preemption for Virtual Routers” on page 22-12 .
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VRRP traps—see “Setting VRRP Traps” on page 22-14 .
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Configuring Collective Management Functionality— “Configuring Collective Management Functional-
ity” on page 22-14
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Verifying the VRRP configuration—see “Verifying the VRRP Configuration” on page 22-18 .
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VRRPv3 Virtual routers—see “VRRPv3 Configuration Overview” on page 22-19 .
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IPv6 addresses for VRRPv3 virtual routers—see “Specifying an IPv6 Address for a VRRPv3 Virtual
Router” on page 22-20 .