Riverstone Networks WICT1-12 - Manual (Page 199)

Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 12-3
VRRP Configuration Guide Configuring VRRP
Configuration for Router R2
The following is the configuration file for Router R2 in Figure 12-1 .
The configuration for Router R2 is nearly identical to Router R1. The difference is that Router R2 does not own IP
address 10.0.0.1/16. Since Router R2 does not own this IP address, it is the Backup. It will take over from the Master
if it should become unavailable.
12.1.2 Symmetrical Configuration
Figure 12-2 shows a VRRP configuration with two routers and two virtual routers. Routers R1 and R2 are both
configured with two virtual routers ( VRID=1 and VRID=2 ).
Router R1 serves as:
• Master for
VRID=1
• Backup for
VRID=2
Router R2 serves as:
• Master for VRID=2
• Backup for
VRID=1
This configuration allows you to load-balance traffic coming from the hosts on the 10.0.0.0/16 subnet and provides a
redundant path to either virtual router.
Note This is the recommended configuration on a network using VRRP.
1: interface create ip test address-netmask 10.0.0.2/16 port et.1.1
2: ip-redundancy create vrrp 1 interface test
3: ip-redundancy associate vrrp 1 interface test address 10.0.0.1/16
4: ip-redundancy start vrrp 1 interface test