Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual page 531

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This field...
mode
virtual MAC
priority
current priority
track priority
hello-interval
backup hello-interval
advertise backup
dead-interval
current dead-interval
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CLI display of VRRP or VRRPE detailed information (Continued)
Displays...
Indicates whether the device is the Owner or a Backup for the virtual
router.
NOTE: If "incomplete" appears after the mode, configuration for this
The virtual IP MAC address that this virtual router is backing up.
The device's preferability for becoming the Master for the virtual router.
During negotiation, the router with the highest priority becomes the
Master.
If two or more devices are tied with the highest priority, the Backup
interface with the highest IP address becomes the active router for the
virtual router.
The current VRRP or VRRPE priority of this device for the virtual router.
The current priority can differ from the configured priority (see the row
above) for the following reasons:
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VRRPE priority value assigned to the tracked port.
The number of seconds between Hello messages from the Master to the
Backups for a given virtual router.
The number of seconds between Hello messages from a Backup to the
Master.
The IP addresses of Backups that have advertised themselves to this
device by sending Hello messages.
NOTE: Hello messages from Backups are disabled by default. You must
The configured value for the dead interval. The dead interval is the
number of seconds a Backup waits for a Hello message from the Master
for the virtual router before determining that the Master is no longer
active.
If the Master does not send a Hello message before the dead interval
expires, the Backups negotiate (compare priorities) to select a new
Master for the virtual router.
NOTE: If the value is 0, then you have not configured this parameter.
NOTE: This field does not apply to VRRP Owners.
The current value of the dead interval. This is the value actually in use
by this interface for the virtual router.
NOTE: This field does not apply to VRRP Owners.
Displaying VRRP and VRRPE information
virtual router is incomplete. For example, you might not have
configured the virtual IP address that is being backup up by the
virtual router.
This field applies only to VRRP. All device devices configured for
VRRPE are Backups.
The virtual router is still in the initialization stage and has not
become a Master or Backup yet. In this case, the current priority is
0.
The virtual router is configured with track ports and the link on a
tracked interface has gone down. Refer to
priority" on page 442.
enable the Hello messages on the Backup for the Backup to
advertise itself to the current Master. Refer to
page 452.
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