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Configuring basic vrrp parameters, Configuring the owner, Configuring a backup – Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Configuring parameters specific to VRRP

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Configuring basic VRRP parameters

To implement a simple VRRP configuration using all the default values, enter commands such as
the following.

Configuring the owner

Router1(config)# router vrrp

Router1(config)# interface ethernet 1/6

Router1(config-if-e10000-1/6)# ip default-network 192.53.5.1

Router1(config-if-e10000-1/6)# ip vrrp vrid 1

Router1(config-if-e10000-1/6-vrid-1)# owner

Router1(config-if-e10000-1/6-vrid-1)# ip-address 192.53.5.1

Router1(config-if-e10000-1/6-vrid-1)# activate

Configuring a backup

To configure the VRRP Backup router, enter the following commands.

Router2(config)# router vrrp

Router2(config)# interface ethernet 1/5

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5)# ip address 192.53.5.3

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5)# ip vrrp vrid 1

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5-vrid-1)# backup

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5-vrid-1)# advertise backup

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5-vrid-1)# ip-address 192.53.5.1

Router2(config-if-e10000-1/5-vrid-1)# activate

When you configure a Backup router, the router interface on which you are configuring the VRID
must have a real IP address that is in the same subnet as the address associated with the VRID by
the Owner. However, the address cannot be the same.

Syntax: router vrrp

Syntax: backup [priority <value>] [track-priority <value>]

The priority <value> parameter specifies the VRRP priority for this virtual router. You can specify a
value from 3 – 254. The default is 100.

Enter a value of 3 – 254 for the track-priority <value> parameter if you want VRRP to monitor the
state of the interface. The default is 100.

Syntax: ip-address <ip-addr>

Refer to

“Configuration rules for VRRP”

on page 465 for additional requirements.

Configuration rules for VRRP

The interfaces of all routers in a virtual router must be in the same IP subnet.

The IP address(es) associated with the virtual router must already be configured on the router
that will be the Owner router.

The IP address for the virtual router must be on only one router.

The Hello interval must be set to the same value on both the Owner and Backups for the virtual
router.