R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls High Availability Configuration Guide-6PW101

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[FirewallB-GigabitEthernet0/2] vrrp vrid 1 authentication-mode simple hello
# Configure the master to send VRRP packets every four seconds.
[FirewallB-GigabitEthernet0/2] vrrp vrid 1 timer advertise 4
# Configure Firewall B to work in preemptive mode, so that Firewall B can become the master after the
priority of Firewall A decreases to a value lower than 100. Configure the preemption delay as five
seconds to avoid frequent status switchover.
[FirewallB-GigabitEthernet0/2] vrrp vrid 1 preempt-mode timer delay 5
c. Verify the configuration
After the configuration, Host B can be pinged successfully on Host A. To verify your configuration, use the
display vrrp verbose command.
# Display the detailed information of VRRP group 1 on Firewall A.
[FirewallA-GigabitEthernet0/2] display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Mode : Standard
Run Method : Virtual MAC
Total number of virtual routers : 1
Interface GigabitEthernet0/2
VRID : 1 Adver Timer : 4
Admin Status : Up State : Master
Config Pri : 110 Running Pri : 110
Preempt Mode : Yes Delay Time : 5
Auth Type : Simple Key : hello
Virtual IP : 202.38.160.111
Virtual MAC : 0000-5e00-0101
Master IP : 202.38.160.1
VRRP Track Information:
Track Interface: GE0/1 State : Up Pri Reduced : 30
# Display the detailed information of VRRP group 1 on Firewall B.
[FirewallB-GigabitEthernet0/2] display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Mode : Standard
Run Method : Virtual MAC
Total number of virtual routers : 1
Interface GigabitEthernet0/2
VRID : 1 Adver Timer : 4
Admin Status : Up State : Backup
Config Pri : 100 Running Pri : 100
Preempt Mode : Yes Delay Time : 5
Become Master : 4200ms left
Auth Type : Simple Key : hello
Virtual IP : 202.38.160.111
Master IP : 202.38.160.1
The output shows that in VRRP group 1 Firewall A is the master, Firewall B is the backup and packets sent
from Host A to host B are forwarded by Firewall A.