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Modifying a Configuration
Matrix DFE Series and N-SA User’s Guide 9-15
Setting the Advertisement Interval
TheVRRPmasterroutersendsperiodicadvertisementmessagestolettheotherroutersknowthat
themasterisupandrunning.Bydefault,advertisementmessagesaresentonceeachsecond.
UsethefollowingcommandinrouterconfigurationmodetochangetheVRRPadvertisement
interval:
advertise-interval vlan vlan-id vrid interval
Validintervalvaluesarefrom1to255seconds.
Setting a Critical IP Address
InVRRP,acriticalIPaddressdefinesaninterfaceinadditiontotheinterfacebetweenhostsand
afirsthoprouterthatwillpreventthemasterrouterfromfunctioningproperlyiftheinterface
weretofail.Forexample,anIPaddressofaninterfaceconnectingamasterrouterto
arouter
configuredforinternetaccesswouldbeconsideredacriticalIPaddressforVRRProuting.
UsethefollowingcommandinrouterconfigurationmodetosetacriticalIPaddressforVRRP
routing:
critical-ip vlan vlan-id vrid ip-address
Setting Pre-empt Mode
Whenamasterroutergoesdown,thebackupwiththehighestprioritytakesovertheIPaddresses
associatedwiththemaster.Bydefault,whentheoriginalmastercomesbackupagain,ittakes
overfromthebackuprouterthatassumeditsroleasmaster.WhenaVRRProuterdoesthis,it
is
saidtobeinpreemptmode.PreemptmodeisenabledbydefaultontheMatrixDFESeriesor
NSAdevice.YoucanpreventaVRRProuterfromtakingoverfromalowerprioritymasterby
disablingpreemptmode.
Usethefollowingcommandinrouterconfiguration
modetodisablepreemptmode.Thiswill
preventabackuprouterfromtakingoverasmasterfromamasterrouterthathasalowerpriority:
no preempt vlan-id vrid
Note: If a VRRP configured IP address owner is available, it will always take over as the master
router—regardless of whether pre-empt mode is on or off.
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