Reference Guide

Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.1 CLI | Reference Guide vrrp | 1293
Syntax
Parameter Description Range Default
id
Number that uniquely identifies the VRRP instance, also
known as the VRID. This number should match the VRID on the
other member of the redundant pair.
For ease in administration, you should configure this with the
same value as the VLAN ID.
After you configure the VRID, the command platform enters
VRRP mode. From here, you can access the remaining VRRP
commands.
1-255 —
advertise
Specifies the time, in seconds, between successive VRRP
advertisements sent by the current master.
Best practices are to use the default value.
1-60 seconds 1 second
(1s=1000ms)
authentication
Configure an optional password of up to eight characters to be
used to authenticate VRRP peers in their advertisements.
The password must be the same on both members of the
redundant pair.
The password is sent in plain-text and therefore should not be
treated as a security measure. Rather, the purpose of the
password is to guard against misconfigurations in the event
that other VRRP devices exist on the same network.
8 characters —
description
Configure an optional text string to describe the VRRP
instance.
1-80 characters —
ip address
Configure the virtual IP address that is owned by the elected
VRRP master. Use the same IP address on each member of the
redundant pair.
This IP address is redundant - it is active on the VRRP master,
and becomes active on the VRRP backup in the event that the
VRRP master fails.
The IP address must be unique; the IP address cannot be the
loopback address of the controller. Only IPv4 address formats
are supported.
——
no
Negates all configured VRRP parameters. — —
preempt
Preempt mode allows a controller to take over the role of
master if it detects a lower priority controller currently acting
as master.
Best practices are to use the default value to avoid excessive
interruption to users or “flapping” if a problematic controller is
cycling up and down.
— disabled
delay
Delay value in seconds.
Specifying a value enables the delay timer. The timer is
triggered when the VRRP state moves out of backup or init
state to become a master. This is applicable only if router pre-
emption is enabled.
When the timer is triggered, it delays the router for a specified
period of time before taking over the master router. In the
mean time, if there is an advertisement from another VRRP
master (existing master), the router stops the timer and does
not transition to master.
0-60 seconds 0
priority
Defines the priority level of the VRRP instance for the
controller. This value is used in the election mechanism for the
master.
A higher number specifies a higher priority.
The default priority setting is adequate for most networks.
100 1-255