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1262 | vrrp Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 Command Line Interface | Reference Guide
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 will be owned by the
elected VRRP master. Use the same IP address on each
member of the redundant pair.
This IP address will be redundant - it will be active on the
VRRP master, and will become 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 setting to avoid
excessive interruption to users or “flapping” if a problematic
controller is cycling up and down.
— disabled
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
shutdown
Administratively shutdown VRRP. When down, VRRP is not
active, although the controller maintains the configuration
information.
To start the VRRP instance, use no shutdown.
— enabled (VRRP
is down)
tracking
interface
Configures VRRP tracking based on Layer-2 interface state
transitions. You can configure this on Fast Ethernet or Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces.
You can track a combined maximum of 16 VLAN and Layer-2
interfaces.
——
<slot>
<slot> is always 1. — —