Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual page 426

• Configure Primary and Secondary ports
• Configure the Master node
• Configure a Transit node
• Set FRRP Timers (optional)
• Enable FRRP
Other FRRP related commands are:
• Clear FRRP counters
Create the FRRP group
The FRRP group must be created on each switch in the ring.
Use the commands in the following sequence to create the FRRP group.
Command Syntax
protocol frrp
Configure the Control VLAN
Control and Member VLANS are configured normally for Layer 2. Their status as Control or Member is
determined at the FRRP group commands. For complete information about configuring VLANS in Layer 2
mode, refer to
Be sure to follow these guidelines:
• All VLANS must be in Layer 2 mode.
• Only ring nodes can be added to the VLAN.
• A Control VLAN can belong to one FRRP group only.
• Control VLAN ports must be tagged.
• All ports on the ring must use the same VLAN ID for the Control VLAN.
• A VLAN cannot be configured as both a Control VLAN and Member VLAN on the same ring.
• Only two interfaces can be members of a Control VLAN (the Master Primary and Secondary ports).
• Member VLANs across multiple rings are not supported in Master nodes
Use the commands in the following sequence, on the switch that will act as the Master node, to create the
Control VLAN for this FRRP group.
Step Command Syntax
1
interface vlan
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| Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP)
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
ring-id
Layer 2.
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
vlan-id
Purpose
Create the FRRP group with this Ring ID
Ring ID: 1-255
Purpose
Create a VLAN with this ID number
VLAN ID: 1-4094