3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

IPv4-Based VRRP Configuration Example 779
3 Verify the configuration
After the configuration, Host B can be pinged through on Host A. You can use the
display vrrp command to verify the configuration.
# Display detailed information of standby group 1 on Switch A.
<SysnameA> display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Method : VIRTUAL-MAC
Virtual IP Ping : Enable
Interface : Vlan-interface2
VRID : 1 Adver. Timer : 5
Admin Status : UP State : Master
Config Pri : 110 Run Pri : 110
Preempt Mode : YES Delay Time : 5
Auth Type : SIMPLE TEXT Key : hello
Track IF : Vlan-interface3 Pri Reduced : 30
Virtual IP : 202.38.160.111
Virtual MAC : 0000-5e00-0101
Master IP : 202.38.160.1
# Display detailed information of standby group 1 on Switch B.
<SysnameB> display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Method : VIRTUAL-MAC
Virtual IP Ping : Enable
Interface : Vlan-interface2
VRID : 1 Adver. Timer : 5
Admin Status : UP State : Backup
Config Pri : 100 Run Pri : 100
Preempt Mode : YES Delay Time : 5
Auth Type : SIMPLE TEXT Key : hello
Virtual IP : 202.38.160.111
Master IP : 202.38.160.1
The above information indicates that in standby group 1 Switch A is the master,
Switch B is the backup and packets sent from Host A to host B are forwarded by
Switch A.
If Switch A is in work, but when its Vlan-interface3 that connects to the Internet is
not available, you can still ping through Host B on Host A. Use the display vrrp
command to view the detailed information of the standby group.
# If Vlan-interface3 on Switch A is not available, the detailed information of
standby group 1 on Switch A is displayed.
<SysnameA> display vrrp verbose
IPv4 Standby Information:
Run Method : VIRTUAL-MAC
Virtual IP Ping : Enable
Interface : Vlan-interface2
VRID : 1 Adver. Timer : 5
Admin Status : UP State : Backup
Config Pri : 110 Run Pri : 80
Preempt Mode : YES Delay Time : 5