Operation Manual – VRRP
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 Chapter 1 VRRP Configuration
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You can control the priority of the VRRP backup group according to the auto detect
result to enable automatic switch between the master switch and the standby switch as
follows:
z Decrease the priority of a backup group when the result of the detecting group is
unreachable.
z Restore the priority of a backup group when the result of the detecting group is
reachable.
Refer to Auto Detect Operation Manual for information about auto detect.
1.2 VRRP Configuration
1.2.1 Introduction to VRRP Configuration Tasks
Table 1-2 VRRP configuration tasks
Configuration Description Related section
Configure a virtual router IP
address
Required
Section 1.2.2 "Configuring a
Virtual Router IP address”
Configure backup
group-related parameters
Required
Section
1.2.3 "Configuring
Backup Group-Related
Parameters”
VRRP backup group interface
tracking configuration
Optional
Section 1.2.4 “Configuring the
Port Tracking Function”
VRRP auto detect
configuration
Optional
Section 1.2.5 “Configuring the
Auto Detect Function for VRRP”
1.2.2 Configuring a Virtual Router IP address
Table 1-3 lists the operations to configure a virtual router IP address (suppose you have
correctly configured the relation between the port and VLAN):
Table 1-3 Configure a virtual router IP address
Operation Command Description
Enter system view system-view —
Configure that the
virtual IP address
can be pinged
vrrp ping-enable
Optional
By default, the virtual IP
address cannot be pinged.
Map the virtual
router IP address
to a MAC address
vrrp method { real-mac |
virtual-mac }
Optional
By default, the virtual IP
address of a backup group is
mapped to a virtual router IP
address.