Configuring optional vsrp parameters, Disabling or re-enabling vsrp – Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)

Specify that the device is a backup. Since VSRP, like VRRP-E, does not have an “owner”,
all VSRP devices are backups. The active device for a VRID is elected based on the VRID
priority, which is configurable.

Activate the VRID.

The following example shows a simple VSRP configuration.

TurboIron(config)#vlan 200

TurboIron(config-vlan-200)#tag ethernet 1 to 8

TurboIron(config-vlan-200)#vsrp vrid 1

TurboIron(config-vlan-200-vrid-1)#backup

TurboIron(config-vlan-200-vrid-1)#activate

Syntax: [no] vsrp vrid <num>

The <num> parameter specifies the VRID and can be from 1 – 255.

Syntax: [no] backup [priority <value>] [track-priority <value>]

This command is required. In VSRP, all devices on which a VRID are configured are backups. The
master is then elected based on the VSRP priority of each device. There is no “owner” device as
there is in VRRP.

For information about the command optional parameters, refer to the following:

“Changing the backup priority”

on page 313

“Changing the default track priority”

on page 316

Syntax: [no] activate

or

Syntax: enable | disable

Configuring optional VSRP parameters

The following sections describe how to configure optional VSRP parameters.

Disabling or re-enabling VSRP

VSRP is enabled by default on Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 Switches. On a Layer 3 Switch, if you
want to use VRRP or VRRP-E for Layer 3 redundancy instead of VSRP, you need to disable VSRP
first. To do so, enter the following command at the global CONFIG level.

TurboIron(config)#no router vsrp

router vsrp is disabled. All vsrp config data will be lost when writing to flash

To re-enable the protocol, enter the following command.

TurboIron(config)#router vsrp

Syntax: [no] router vsrp

Since VRRP and VRRP-E do not apply to Layer 2 Switches, there is no need to disable VSRP and
there is no command to do so. The protocol is always enabled.

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