Router Redundancy Using XRRP 
Configuring XRRP 
•  If the switch at the other end of the router interface connection does 
not have a multiple forwarding database, you can use only a single 
interface for the connection. For multiple VLANs, use VLAN tagging. 
To increase the network bandwidth of the connection between the 
router and the switch, use a trunk of multiple physical links rather 
than a single physical link. 
Switch 8000M 
VLAN 1 
VLAN 2 
5300xl, 3400cl, or 6400cl 
Switch (Routing Enabled) 
VLAN 1 
VLAN 2 
This switch has multiple 
forwarding databases. 
This switch has a single 
forwarding database. 
PC “A” 
PC “B” 
VLAN 
1 &  2 
VLAN 
1 & 2 
A1 
C1
Ports A1 and C1 
belong to both 
VLAN 1 and VLAN 
2. 
Figure 12-7.  Example of a Solution for Single-Forwarding to Multiple-Forwarding 
Database Devices in a Multiple VLAN Environment 
As of this printing, the HP Procurve switches that do not have a 
multiple forwarding database include:: 
■  1600M, 2400M, 2424M, , 
4000M, and 8000M switches 
■  Series 2500 switches 
■  Some older HP AdvanceStack 
switches 
For more information, refer to “Multiple VLAN Considerations” on page 2-
17. 
Configuring XRRP 
Configuring XRRP is performed through the switch console CLI at the global 
configuration level by using the xrrp command. Use the xrrp ? command to see 
a list of possible options. You define which VLANs have XRRP configured 
through the xrrp instance command described on 
page 12-13. 
You should first customize the XRRP configuration, as described below, and 
then enable XRRP, as described on 
page 12-15. Some of the configuration 
parameters cannot be changed while XRRP is operational. These are identified 
in the parameter descriptions below. 
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