R3204P16-HP Load Balancing Module High Availability Configuration Guide-6PW101

Task Remarks

Configuring VF tracking

Optional

The VF tracking function is effective only when VRRP works in

the load balancing mode.

Configuring VRRP packet attributes Optional

Enabling the trap function of VRRP Optional

Configuring the association between virtual IP address and

MAC address

After the virtual IP address of a VRRP group is associated with a MAC address, the master takes the

configured MAC address as the source MAC address of the packets to be sent, so that the hosts in the

internal network can learn the association between the IP address and the MAC address and thus

forward the packets to be forwarded to the other network segments to the master.

There are two types of association between virtual IP address and MAC address:

• Virtual IP address is associated with virtual MAC address

By default, a MAC address is created for a VRRP group after the VRRP group is created, and the virtual

IP address is associated with the virtual MAC address. With such association adopted, the hosts in the

internal network do not need to update the association between IP address and MAC address when the

master changes.

• Virtual IP address is associated with real MAC address of the interface

If an IP address owner exists in a VRRP group and you associate the virtual IP address with the virtual

MAC address, two MAC addresses are associated with an IP address. In this case, you can associate the

virtual IP address of the VRRP group with the real MAC address, so that the packets from a host are

forwarded to the IP address owner according to the real MAC address.

Follow these steps to configure the association between MAC address and virtual IP address:

To do… Use the

command…

Remarks

Enter system view system-view —

Configure the association

between virtual IP address

and MAC address

vrrp method { real-mac |

virtual-mac }

Optional

The virtual MAC address is associated

with the virtual IP address by default.

NOTE:

• When VRRP works in the load balancin

mode, the association between the virtual IP address and the

MAC address can be configured but is not effective. In this mode, the virtual IP address is always

associated with the virtual MAC address.

• You should configure this function before creating a VRRP group. Otherwise, you cannot modify the

mapping between the virtual IP address and the MAC address.

Configuring VRRP working mode

VRRP works in one of the following two modes:

• Standard protocol mode—In a VRRP group, only the master forwards packets.