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Chapter 7: VRRP Configuration Guide
Master for VRID=1
1st Backup for VRID=2
1st Backup for VRID=3
R1
10.0.0.1/16
H1
Default Route = 10.0.0.1/16
In this configuration, Router R1 is the Master for virtual router
Backup for virtual routers
Router R1 would assume the IP addresses associated with virtual routers
.
VRID=3
Router R2 is the Master for virtual router
, and the secondary Backup for virtual router
VRID=1
Router R2 would become the Master for virtual router
should fail, Router R2 would become the Master for all three virtual routers. Packets sent
to IP addresses 10.0.0.1/16, 10.0.0.2/16, and 10.0.0.3/16 would all go to Router R2.
Router R3 is the secondary Backup for virtual routers
become a Master router only if both Routers R1 and R2 should fail. In such a case, Router
R3 would become the Master for all three virtual routers.
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Master for VRID=2
1st Backup for VRID=1
2nd Backup for VRID=3
VRID=1
H2 H3
Default Route = 10.0.0.2/16
Figure 6. Multi-Backup VRRP Configuration
and
VRID=2
R2
VRID=2
10.0.0.2/16
H4
. If Router R2 or R3 were to go down,
VRID=3
, the primary backup for virtual router
VRID=2
VRID=3
VRID=1
VRID=1
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Master for VRID=3
2nd Backup for VRID=1
2nd Backup for VRID=2
R3
VRID=3
10.0.0.3/16
H5 H6
Default Route = 10.0.0.3/16
and the primary
VRID=1
VRID=2
. If Router R1 should fail,
. If both Routers R1 and R3
and . It would
VRID=2
and