Users Guide

Version Description
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The VRRP group only becomes active and sends VRRP packets when you congure a virtual IP address.
When you delete the virtual IP address, the VRRP group stops sending VRRP packets.
Related Command virtual-address — assigns up to 12 virtual IP addresses per VRRP group.
version
Set the VRRP protocol version for the IPv4 group.
Syntax
version {2 | 3 | both}
To return to the default setting, use the no version command.
Parameters
2 Enter the keyword 2 to specify VRRP version 2 as dened by RFC 3768, Virtual
Router Redundancy Protocol.
3 Enter the keyword 3 to specify VRRP version 3 as dened by RFC 5798, Virtual
Router Redundancy Protocol.
both Enter the keyword both for in-service migration from VRRP version 2 to VRRP
version 3.
Defaults 2
Command Modes VRRP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.5(0.0) Introduced on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, and MXL.
Usage Information You can use the both command to migrate from VRRPv2 to VRRPv3. When you set the VRRP protocol
version to both, the switch sends only VRRPv3 advertisements but can receive either VRRPv2 or VRRPv3
packets. To migrate an IPv4 VRRP group from VRRPv2 to VRRPv3:
1. Set the switches with the lowest priority to both.
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
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