VRRPD Problem

[chieftan]

I have tried this in the Linux forum but no one seems to know so I thought I would try it here:-

vrrp scenario as shown below:-

Box 1 = Backup
Box 2 = Master

This is correct - both systems have the same priority number. The I shutdown box 2:

Box 1 = Master
Box 2 = shutdown

This is correct.....box 1 becomes the master as vrrp will set it. Then I reboot box 2 and this happens:

Box 1 = Backup
Box 2 = Master

This is not correct. Box 1 should have remained the master and box 2 the backup.

The issue I have is that the tests required on Box 2 need it to be a backup and not master.
So, with that in mind I run a couple of commands to force it to be a backup:-

vrrpd -i zhp0 -v 1 -B xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

This should force the box to become the backup (hence -B - and preemption is on), but it does not work, and I have set the other to be Master.

So I tried the following:

vrrpd -i zhp0 -v 1 -p 100 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

This should set box 2's priority to be lower than box 1, therefore making it the backup, but it also fails.

I cannot get anything to make box 2 become the backup.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[UnaBomber]

You *can* configure a router to force its self to be the master in vrrp on boot up. Have you done that?

Changing the priority wont effect anything, as in vrrp the master router has a value of 255 (the highest possible), and it is only used during the election process, I believe.

Try forcing box 2 to have a priority of 0, that should start the election process.

UnaBomber
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