ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Browser-based Interface Reference Guide

Configuring the switch 189
Table 167 VRRP General Configuration controls
Control Descriptions
IP interface (1-255) Defines the IP interface associated with the virtual router group.
Enabled? Enables or disables the virtual router group.
Priority (1-254) Defines the election priority bias for this virtual router group. This can be any integer
between 1 and 254. The default value is 100.
During the master router election process, the routing device with the highest virtual router
priority number wins. If there is a tie, the device with the highest IP interface address
wins. If this virtual router’s IP address (
addr) is the same as the one used by the IP
interface, the priority for this virtual router will automatically be set to 255 (highest).
When priority tracking is used (
/cfg/l3/vrrp/track or
/cfg/l3/vrrp/vr #/track
), this base priority value can be modified according
to a number of performance and operational criteria.
Advertisement Interval (1-255) Defines the time interval between VRRP master advertisements. This can be any integer
between 1 and 255 seconds. The default is 1.
Owner Preemption? Enables or disables master preemption. When enabled, if the virtual router group is in
backup mode but has a higher priority than the current master, this virtual router will
preempt the lower priority master and assume control. Note that even when
preem is
disabled, this virtual router will always preempt any other master if this switch is the
owner (the IP interface address and virtual router
addr are the same). By default, this
option is enabled.
Track other IP interface? When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each other IP
interface active on this switch. An IP interface is considered active when there is at least
one active port on the same VLAN. This helps elect the virtual routers with the most
available routes as the master. This command is disabled by default.
Track master virtual routers? When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each virtual router
in master mode on this switch. This is useful for making sure that traffic for any particular
client/server pairing are handled by the same switch, increasing routing and load
balancing efficiency. This command is disabled by default.
Track VLAN switch ports? When enabled, the priority for this virtual router will be increased for each active port on
the same VLAN. A port is considered “active” if it has a link and is forwarding traffic.
This helps elect the virtual routers with the most available ports as the master. This
command is disabled by default.
Domain Name System Configuration
To display the following form, select Layer 3 > Domain Name System.
The Domain Name System (DNS) Menu is used for defining the primary and secondary DNS servers on your
local network, and for setting the default domain name served by the switch services. DNS parameters must be
configured prior to using hostname parameters with the ping, traceroute, and tftp commands.