Dell Force10 Z9000 - Disable Preempt

958 | Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
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Configure simple authentication with the following command in the VRRP mode:
Figure 49-9. Command Example: authentication-type
Figure 49-10. Command Example: show config in VRID mode with a Simple Password Configured
Disable Preempt
The preempt command is enabled by default, and it forces the system to change the MASTER router if
another router with a higher priority comes online.
Prevent the BACKUP router with the higher priority from becoming the MASTER router by disabling
preempt.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a simple text password.
authentication-type simple
[encryption-type] password
Parameters:
encryption-type: 0 indicates unencrypted; 7
indicates encrypted
password: plain text
INTERFACE-VRID
Note: All virtual routers in the VRRP group must be configured the same: all configured with preempt
enabled or configured with preempt disabled.
FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/1-vrid-111)#authentication-type ?
FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/1-vrid-111)#authentication-type simple 0 force10
Password
Encryption type
(encrypted)
FTOS(conf-if-gi-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-gi-1/1-vrid-111)#
Encrypted password