Specifications

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preempt Preempt immediately.
nopreempt Do not preempt a router with lower priority.
vrid Virtual router ID of the VRRP attribute record (integer, 1-255). The attribute record was created
by the command eth vrrp add (page 249).
port# Physical Ethernet interface (port) number (0 or 1). The default is 0; the parameter may be
omitted if the router has only one port.
If the router has two ports (an Ethernet hub router), the port number (0 or 1) must be specified.
Example:
This command specifies no preemption for VRID 7 using default port 0.
eth vrrp set option nopreempt 7
ETH VRRP SET PASSWORD
Specifies the password in a VRRP attribute record for the VRID (virtual router ID). The password is used to
authenticate VRRP advertisement packets. It is sent as clear text on the LAN. To read more about VRRP Backup,
see page 107.
Note: If you do not specify a password, no authentication is performed.
To clear a password, use the command eth vrrp clear password (page 249).
Note: The password must be the same for every router in the Virtual Router, that is, for every router in the LAN
with the same VRID. For example, if a VRRP interface in routers A, B, and C has the VRID 7, routers A, B, and
C must all specify the same password for VRID 7.
Note: This command takes effect immediately, but you must save the change if it is to persist after you restart the
interface or reboot the router.
password Password (1-8 characters). The password is case-sensitive.
vrid Virtual router ID of the VRRP attribute record (integer, 1-255). The attribute record was created
by the command eth vrrp add (page 249).
port# Physical Ethernet interface (port) number (0 or 1). The default is 0; the parameter may be
omitted if the router has only one port.
If the router has two ports (an Ethernet hub router), the port number (0 or 1) must be specified.
Example:
This command specifies the password ÒAbCdEfGhÓ for VRID 7 using default port 0.
eth vrrp set password AbCdEfGh 7
eth vrrp set option preempt | nopreempt <vrid> [<port#>]
eth vrrp set password <password> <vrid> [<port#>]