Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Disable Preempt

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) | 641
To configure simple authentication, use the following command:
Figure 38-9. authentication-type Command Example
Figure 38-10. show config Command Example (a Simple Password is Configured)
Disable Preempt
The preempt command is enabled by default. The command forces the system to change the MASTER
router if another router with a higher priority comes online.
To prevent the BACKUP router with the higher priority from becoming the MASTER router, disable the
preempt command.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a simple text password.
Parameters:
encryption-type: 0 indicates
unencrypted; 7 indicates encrypted
password: plain text
authentication-type simple [encryption-type]
password
INTERFACE-VRID
Note: You must configure all virtual routers in the VRRP group at the same: all configured with preempt
enabled or configured with preempt disabled.
FTOS(conf-if-te-1/1-vrid-111)#authentication-type ?
FTOS(conf-if-te-1/1-vrid-111)#authentication-type simple 7 force10
Password
Encryption type
(encrypted)
FTOS(conf-if-te-1/1-vrid-111)#show conf
!
vrrp-group 111
authentication-type simple 7 387a7f2df5969da4
priority 255
virtual-address 10.10.10.1
virtual-address 10.10.10.2
virtual-address 10.10.10.3
virtual-address 10.10.10.10
FTOS(conf-if-te-1/1-vrid-111)#
Encrypted password