API Guide

Usage Information Dell Networking recommends keeping the default setting for this command. If you do change the time interval
between VRRP advertisements on one router, change it on all routers.
authentication-type
Enable authentication of VRRP data exchanges.
C9000 Series
Syntax
authentication-type simple [encryption-type] password
To delete an authentication type and password, use the no authentication-type command.
Parameters
simple Enter the keyword simple to specify simple authentication.
encryption-type (OPTIONAL) Enter one of the following numbers:
• 0 (zero) specifies an un-encrypted authentication data follows.
• 7 (seven) specifies a hidden authentication data follows.
• LINE is the un-encrypted (cleartext) authentication data.
password Enter a character string up to eight characters long as a password. If you do not enter an
encryption-type, the password is stored as clear text.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes VRRP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The given password is encrypted by the system and the show config displays an encrypted text string for any
of the encrypted typed used.
clear counters vrrp
Clear the counters maintained on VRRP operations.
C9000 Series
Syntax
clear counters vrrp [vrrp-id] [ipv6][vrf vrf-name]
Parameters
vrrp-id (OPTIONAL) Enter the number of the VRRP group ID. The range is from 1 to 255.
ipv6 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword ipv6 to clear counters from the IPv6 VRRP group.
1690 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)