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conﬁgure vrrp preempt|dont-preempt

ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide 189

conﬁgure vrrp preempt|dont-preempt

configure vrrp vrid

[<VRID number> | all]

[preempt | dont-preempt]

Description

ConÞgures the switchÕs preemption behavior for the speciÞed VRRP class(es).

Syntax Description

Default

The default value for this property is dont-preempt.

Usage Guidelines

You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.

This command is relevant only if this switch is the primary device for the speciÞed VRRP class(es), that

is if its priority for those classes is higher than the other switchÕs priority for the classes.

You must use the build command to commit the conÞguration changes made by this command.

Example

The following command causes this switch to preempt the secondary switch for VRRP class 2.

configure vrrp vrid 2 preempt

History

This form of this command was available in ExtremeWarePx 1.2.

Platform Availability

This command is available on the Px-series application switch.

VRID number The VRID of the VRRP class to be configured; a number between 1 and 255.

all Specifies all VRRP classes.

preempt Specifies that this switch should preempt the secondary switch.

dont-preempt Specifies that this switch should not preempt the secondary switch.