Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) - Manual (Page 591)

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Configuring basic VSRP parameters
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Brocade(config)# router vsrp
Syntax: [no] router vsrp
If you want to provide Layer 3 redundancy only, you could use VRRP or VRRP-Extended. You may
use router vrrp or router vrrp-extended as long as router vsrp is not enabled.
Disabling or re-enabling VSRP
To disable Layer 3 VSRP, enter the following command at the global CONFIG level.
Brocade(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.
Brocade(config)# router vsrp
Syntax: [no] router vsrp
Configuring authentication
If the interfaces on which you configure the VRID use authentication, the VSRP packets on those
interfaces also must use the same authentication. VSRP supports the following authentication
types:
• No authentication – The interfaces do not use authentication. This is the default.
• Simple – The interfaces use a simple text-string as a password in packets sent on the
interface. If the interfaces use simple password authentication, the VRID configured on the
interfaces must use the same authentication type and the same password.
To configure a simple password, enter a command such as the following at the interface
configuration level.
Brocade(config-vlan-200)# vsrp auth-type simple-text-auth ourpword
This command configures the simple text password “ourpword”.
Syntax: [no] vsrp auth-type no-auth | simple-text-auth auth-data
The auth-type no-auth parameter indicates that the VRID and the interface it is configured on do
not use authentication.
The auth-type simple-text-auth auth-data parameter indicates that the VRID and the interface it is
configured on use a simple text password for authentication. The auth-data value is the 8 character
password. If you use this parameter, make sure all interfaces on all the devices supporting this
VRID are configured for simple password authentication and use the same password.