VRRP 
Router Configuration Guide 419
ping-reply
Syntax [no] ping-reply
Context config>router>if>vrrp
config>router>if>ipv6>vrrp
Description This command enables the non-owner master to reply to ICMP echo requests directed at the virtual 
router instances IP addresses.
Non-owner virtual router instances are limited by the VRRP specifications to responding to ARP 
requests destined to the virtual router IP addresses and routing IP packets not addressed to the virtual 
router IP addresses. Many network administrators find this limitation frustrating when troubleshooting 
VRRP connectivity issues.
The SR OS allows this access limitation to be selectively lifted for certain applications. Ping, Telnet 
and SSH can be individually enabled or disabled on a per-virtual-router-instance basis.
The ping-reply command enables the non-owner master to reply to ICMP echo requests directed at 
the virtual router instances IP addresses. The Ping request can be received on any routed interface. Ping 
must not have been disabled at the management security level (either on the parental IP interface or 
based on the Ping source host address).
When ping-reply is not enabled, ICMP echo requests to non-owner master virtual IP addresses are 
silently discarded.
Non-owner backup virtual routers never respond to ICMP echo requests regardless of the ping-reply 
setting.
The ping-reply command is only available in non-owner vrrp nodal context. 
By default, ICMP echo requests to the virtual router instance IP addresses are silently discarded.
The no form of the command configures discarding all ICMP echo request messages destined to the 
non-owner virtual router instance IP addresses.
Default no ping-reply — ICMP echo requests to the virtual router instance IP addresses are discarded.
shutdown
Syntax [no] shutdown
Context config>router>if>vrrp
config>router>if>ipv6>vrrp
config>vrrp>policy
Description This command administratively disables an entity. When disabled, an entity does not change, reset, or 
remove any configuration settings or statistics.