R3102-R3103-HP 6600/HSR6600 Routers High Availability Configuration Guide
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Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
VRID : 1 Adver Timer : 5
Admin Status : Up State : Backup
Config Pri : 110 Running Pri : 80
Preempt Mode : Yes Delay Time : 5
Become Master : 2200ms left
Auth Type : Simple Key : *****
Virtual IP : 10.1.1.10
Master IP : 10.1.1.2
VRRP Track Information:
Track Object : 1 State : Negative Pri Reduced : 30
# Display detailed information about VRRP group 1 on Router B when a fault is on the link between
Router A and Router C.
[RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Mode : Standard
Run Method : Virtual MAC
Total number of virtual routers : 1
Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
VRID : 1 Adver Timer : 5
Admin Status : Up State : Master
Config Pri : 100 Running Pri : 100
Preempt Mode : Yes Delay Time : 5
Auth Type : Simple Key : *****
Virtual IP : 10.1.1.10
Virtual MAC : 0000-5e00-0101
Master IP : 10.1.1.2
The output shows that when a fault is on the link between Router A and Router C, the priority of Router
A decreases to 80. Router A becomes the backup, and Router B becomes the master. Packets from
Host A to Host B are forwarded through Router B.
Configuring BFD for a VRRP backup to monitor the master
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 61, Router A and Router B belong to VRRP group 1, whose virtual IP address
is 192.168.0.10.
The default gateway of the hosts in the LAN is 192.168.0.10. When Router A works correctly,
the hosts in the LAN access the external network through Router A. When Router A fails, the
hosts in the LAN access the external network through Router B.
If BFD is not configured, when the master in a VRRP group fails, the backup cannot become the
master until the configured timeout timer expires. The timeout is generally 3 to 4 seconds, which
makes the switchover slow. To solve this problem, VRRP uses BFD to probe the state of the
master. Once the master fails, the backup can become the new master in 100 milliseconds.










