HP A5830 series Configuration Manual page 171

which makes the switchover slow. To solve this problem, VRRP uses BFD to probe the state of the
master. Once the master fails, the backup can become the new master in milliseconds.
Figure 46 Network diagram for monitoring the master on the backup
Switch A
Master
Vlan-int2
192.168.0.101/24
Configuration procedure
Create VLANs, and assign corresponding ports to the VLANs. Configure the IP address of each
1.
VLAN interface as shown in
Configure VRRP on Switch A.
2.
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 2
# Create VRRP group 1, and configure the virtual IP address 192.168.0.10 for the group. Set the
priority of Switch A in VRRP group 1 to 110.
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface2] vrrp vrid 1 virtual-ip 192.168.0.10
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface2] vrrp vrid 1 priority 110
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface2] return
Configure BFD on Switch B.
3.
# Configure the source address of BFD echo packets as 10.10.10.10.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] bfd echo-source-ip 10.10.10.10
Create the track entry to be associated with the BFD session on Switch B.
4.
# Create track entry 1 to be associated with the BFD session to check whether Switch A is reachable.
[SwitchB] track 1 bfd echo interface vlan-interface 2 remote ip 192.168.0.101 local ip
192.168.0.102
Configure VRRP on Switch B.
5.
Internet
Virtual router
Virtual IP address:
192.168.0.10
Vlan-int2
192.168.0.102/24
L2 switch
Figure 46. (Details not shown)
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Switch B
Backup
BFD probe packets
VRRP packets