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VSRP parameters (Continued)
TABLE 21
Parameter
Description
Default
For more
information
Timer scale
The value used by the software to calculate all
VSRP timers. Increasing the timer scale value
decreases the length of all the VSRP timers
equally, without changing the ratio of one timer to
another.
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Interface parameters
Authentication
type
The type of authentication the VSRP devices use
to validate VSRP packets. On Layer 3 Switches,
the authentication type must match the
authentication type the VRID port uses with other
routing protocols such as OSPF.
• No authentication - The interfaces do not use
authentication.
• Simple - The interface uses a simple text-string
as a password in packets sent on the interface.
If the interface uses simple password
authentication, the VRID configured on the
interface must use the same authentication
type and the same password.
NOTE
MD5 is not supported.
No
authentication
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VSRP-Aware Security Parameters
VSRP-Aware
Authentication
type
The type of authentication the VSRP-aware
devices will use on a VSRP backup switch:
• No authentication - The device does not accept
incoming packets that have authentication
strings.
• Simple - The device uses a simple text-string
as the authentication string for accepting
incoming packets.
Not configured
Configuring security
features on a VSRP-
aware device
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VRID parameters
VSRP device type Whether the device is a VSRP Backup for the
VRID.
All VSRP devices for a given VRID are Backups.
Not configured
Configuring basic
VSRP parameters
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VSRP ports
The ports in the VRID VLAN that you want to use
as VRID interfaces. You can selectively exclude
individual ports from VSRP while allowing them to
remain in the VLAN.
All ports in the
VRID VLAN
Removing a port from
the VRID VLAN
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