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BLADE OS 5.0 Command Reference
BMD00142, November 2009 Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu
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Virtual routers are disabled by default.
Table 178 VRRP Virtual Router Options
Command Syntax and Usage
track
Displays the VRRP Priority Tracking menu for this virtual router. Tracking is an BLADE OS
proprietary extension to VRRP, used for modifying the standard priority system used for
electing the master router. To view menu options, see page 299.
vrid <virtual router ID (1-255)>
Defines the virtual router ID. This is used in conjunction with addr (below) to define a
virtual router on this switch. To create a pool of VRRP-enabled routing devices which can
provide redundancy to each other, each participating VRRP device must be configured with
the same virtual router: one that shares the same vrid and addr combination.
The vrid for standard virtual routers (where the virtual router IP address is not the same as
any virtual server) can be any integer between 1 and 255. The default value is 1.
All vrid values must be unique within the VLAN to which the virtual router’s IP interface
belongs.
addr <IP address (such as, 192.4.17.101)>
Defines the IP address for this virtual router using dotted decimal notation. This is used in
conjunction with the vrid (above) to configure the same virtual router on each participating
VRRP device. The default address is 0.0.0.0.
if <interface number>
Selects a switch IP interface. If the IP interface has the same IP address as the addr option
above, this switch is considered the “owner” of the defined virtual router. An owner has a
special priority of 255 (highest) and will always assume the role of master router, even if it
must pre-empt another virtual router which has assumed master routing authority. This
pre-emption occurs even if the preem option below is disabled. The default interface is 1.