Configuring Vrrp; Adding And Deleting A Virtual Router - Cisco MDS 9000 series Configuration Manual

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
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Redundant Gateway

Configuring VRRP

This section describes how to configure VRRP and includes the following topics:
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Adding and Deleting a Virtual Router

All VRRP configurations should be replicated across switches in a fabric that runs VRRP.
The total number of VRRP groups that you can configure on a Gigabit Ethernet port, including main
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interfaces and subinterfaces, cannot exceed seven. This limitation applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 groups.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
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Redundant Gateway
Management
appliance
Link 5
IP
network
Switch 1
VR1
VR2
Switch 2
Switch 3
IP links
FC links
Virtual Router with
unique VR IP and
VR MAC
Adding and Deleting a Virtual Router, page 5-18
Virtual Router Initiation, page 5-19
Adding Virtual Router IP Addresses, page 5-19
Setting the Priority for the Virtual Router, page 5-21
Setting the Time Interval for Advertisement Packets, page 5-21
Configuring or Enabling Priority Preemption, page 5-22
Setting Virtual Router Authentication, page 5-23
Tracking the Interface Priority, page 5-24
Displaying IPv4 VRRP Information, page 5-25
Displaying IPv6 VRRP Information, page 5-26
Displaying VRRP Statistics, page 5-26
Clearing VRRP Statistics, page 5-27
Switch 5
Switch 4
FC Fabric
Chapter 5 Configuring IP Services
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