Chapter 16 Configuring Vrrp - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual

The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is a standard router redundancy protocol supported in IP
version 4. It is based on RFC 2338 and provides redundancy by eliminating the single point of failure
inherent in a default route environment.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes VRRP and how to configure it through the Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI
commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of commands, see the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
This chapter provides an overview of VRRP and includes information about the following:
Virtual routers—see
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IP addresses for virtual routers—see
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VRRP advertisement interval—see
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Virtual router priority—see
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Preempting virtual routers—see
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VRRP authentication—see
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VRRP traps—see
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VRRP tracking—see
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Verifying the VRRP configuration—see
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OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Guide
16 Configuring VRRP
"Creating a Virtual Router" on page
"Specifying an IP Address for a Virtual Router" on page
"Configuring the Advertisement Interval" on page
"Configuring Virtual Router Priority" on page
"Setting Preemption for Virtual Routers" on page
"Configuring VRRP Authentication" on page
"Setting VRRP Traps" on page
"Creating Tracking Policies" on page
"Verifying the VRRP Configuration" on page
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