Configuring VRRP VRRPv3 Application Example
OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Network Configuration Guide December 2017 page 23-23
VRRPv3 Application Example
In addition to providing redundancy, VRRPv3 can assist in load balancing outgoing traffic. The figure
below shows two virtual routers with their hosts splitting traffic between them. Half of the hosts are
configured with a default route to virtual router 1’s IPv6 address (
213:100:1::56), and the other half are
configured with a default route to virtual router 2’s IPv6 address (
213:100:1::57).
The CLI commands used to configure this setup are as follows:
1 First, create two VRRPv3 virtual routers for VLAN 5. (Note that VLAN 5 must already be created and
available on the switch.)
-> vrrp3 1 5
-> vrrp3 2 5
2 Configure the IPv6 addresses for each VRRPv3 virtual router.
-> vrrp3 1 5 address 213:100:1::56
-> vrrp3 2 5 address 213:100:1::57
3 Enable the VRRPv3 virtual routers.
-> vrrp3 1 5 admin-state enable
-> vrrp3 2 5 admin-state enable
Note. The same VRRPv3 configuration must be set up on each switch. The VRRPv3 router that contains, or
owns, the IPv6 address will automatically become the master for that virtual router. If the IPv6 address is a
virtual address, the virtual router with the highest priority will become the master router.
VRRP Router
OmniSwitch A
VRRP Router
OmniSwitch B
Virtual Routers
VRID 1
213:100:1::56
VRID 2
213:100:1::57
VRRPv3 Redundancy and Load Balancing
Master 1
213:100:1::57213:100:1::56
default gateway 10.10.2.250
default gateway 10.10.2.245
clients 3 and 4clients 1 and 2
Backup 2
Backup 1
Master 2
VLAN 5
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