Configuring VRRP for IPv6 1087
Configuring Standby
Group Priority,
Preemption Mode and
Interface Tracking
Configuration prerequisites
Before configuring these features, you should first create the standby group and 
configure the virtual IPv6 address.
Configuration procedure
By configuring standby group priority, preemption mode and interface tracking, 
you can decide which switch in the standby group serves as the Master.
Follow these steps to configure standby group priority, preemption mode and 
interface tracking:
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CAUTION:
■ The priority of an IP address owner is always 255 and not configurable.
■ Interface tracking is not configurable on an IP address owner.
■ The priority of a device is reset if the state of the interface under tracking 
changes from down to up.
Configuring VRRP Packet
Attributes
Configuration prerequisites
Before configuring the relevant attributes of VRRP packets, you should first create 
the standby group and configure the virtual IPv6 address.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure VRRP packet attributes:
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enter the specified interface 
view 
interface interface-type 
interface-number 
- 
Configure the priority of the 
switch in the standby group 
vrrp ipv6 vrid 
virtual-router-id priority 
priority-value 
Optional
100 by default 
Configure the switch in the 
standby to work in 
preemption mode and 
configure preemption delay of 
the standby group 
vrrp ipv6 vrid 
virtual-router-id 
preempt-mode [ timer 
delay delay-value ] 
Optional
The switch in the standby 
group works in preemption 
mode and the preemption 
delay is zero seconds by 
default. 
Configure the interface to be 
tracked 
vrrp ipv6 vrid 
virtual-router-id track 
interface interface-type 
interface-number [ reduced 
priority-reduced ] 
Optional
No interface is being tracked 
by default.
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enter the specified interface 
view 
interface interface-type 
interface-number 
-