
Layer 3 functions
9.4 VRRPv2 (IPv4)
SCALANCE XM-400/XR-500 Command Line Interface (CLI)
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vrrp priority
Description
With this command, you specify the priority of the virtual router. The current master router is
automatically given 255. All other priorities can be distributed freely among the VRRP
routers. The higher the priority, the earlier the VRRP router becomes "Master".
Note
This command is available only with layer 3.
Requirement
●
An IPv4 address is assigned to the virtual router.
●
You are in the VRRP Interface configuration mode
.The command prompt is:
cli(config-vrrp-if)#
Syntax
Call up the command with the following parameters:
vrrp <vrid(1-255)> priority <priority(1-254)>
The parameters have the following meaning:
Parameter
Description
Range of values / note
vrid
ID of the virtual router
1 ... 255
priority
Priority of the virtual router
1 ... 254
Default: 1
Result
The priority of the virtual router is specified.
Further notes
You configure a VRRP interface with the
interface
command.
You reset the priority to the default with the
no vrrp priority
command.
You assign IPv4 addresses to a virtual router with the
vrrp associated-ip
command.
You display the priority with the
show vrrp interface - vrid
command.