Object Tracking; Object Tracking Overview - Dell S6100 Configuration Manual

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IPv4 or IPv6 object tracking is available on Dell Networking OS.

Object tracking allows the Dell Networking OS client processes, such as virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP), to monitor tracked

objects (for example, interface or link status) and take appropriate action when the state of an object changes.

In Dell Networking OS release version 8.4.1.0, object tracking is supported only on VRRP.

Object Tracking Configuration

Displaying Tracked Objects

Object Tracking Overview

Object tracking allows you to define objects of interest, monitor their state, and report to a client when a change in an object's state

The following tracked objects are supported:

Link status of Layer 2 interfaces

Routing status of Layer 3 interfaces (IPv4 and IPv6)

Reachability of IP hosts

Reachability of IPv4 and IPv6 routes

Metric thresholds of IPv4 and IPv6 routes

Tracking of IP Hosts

In future releases, environmental alarms and available free memory will be supported. You can configure client applications, such as VRRP,

to receive a notification when the state of a tracked object changes.

The following example shows how object tracking is performed. Router A and Router B are both connected to the internet via interfaces

running OSPF. Both routers belong to a VRRP group with a virtual router at 10.0.0.1 on the local area network (LAN) side. Neither Router A

nor Router B is the owner of the group. Although Router A and Router B use the same default VRRP priority (100), Router B would

normally become the master for the VRRP group because it has a higher IP address.

You can create a tracked object to monitor the metric of the default route 0.0.0.0/0. After you configure the default route as a tracked

object, you can configure the VRRP group to track the state of the route. In this way, the VRRP priority of the router with the better metric

automatically becomes master of the VRRP group. Later, if network conditions change and the cost of the default route in each router

changes, the mastership of the VRRP group is automatically reassigned to the router with the better metric.

Object Tracking