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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is designed to eliminate

the single point of failure that can occur when the single static default

gateway router for an end station is lost.

This section describes the procedures used to conﬁgure VRRP using the

Java Device Manager.

Global VRRP conﬁguration

The Device Manager can be used to conﬁgure global VRRP settings. This

is done from the VRRP Globals tab.

To conﬁgure global VRRP settings, use the following procedure:

Step Action

Select IP Routing > VRRP from the Device Manager menu. The

VRRP dialog opens with the Globals tab selected. This tab is

illustrated below.

VRRP dialog - Globals tab

Using the provided ﬁelds, conﬁgure the global VRRP settings. These

ﬁelds are illustrated in the following table.

Globals tab ﬁelds

Field Description

Enabled Indicates whether VRRP is globally enabled

on the switch.

Version Indicates the version of VRRP supported on

this switch.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Conﬁguration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.1 27 August 2007