Chapter 5      Configuring Devices

CSS VIP Redundancy

Step 5

From the Virtual Router Configuration form, enter the following information. 

Click Next.

Caution

Never configure the preempt option on the same VR on both CSSs. Such a 

configuration may result in both CSSs becoming master, which will cause 

network problems.

Column Name

Description

Notes

Circuit VLAN

A circuit IP interface that is 

This must already be 

assigned an IP address.

configured on the router 

or this task will not 

work. 

1

Virtual Router ID

VR identifier. 

Enter an integer 

between 1 and 255. You 

can configure 255 VRs 

per VLAN.

Device

IP address of redundant devices.

Priority

The optional priority of the VR  Enter an integer 

with respect to its peers. The 

between 1 and 255. A 

default priority value is 100. 

VR with the highest 

priority usually 

becomes master. 

However, a higher 

priority VR will not 

assume mastership from 

a lower priority master 

unless you include the 

preempt option. 

Preempt indicator

The optional keyword that 

To set a VR so that it 

allows a higher priority VR to 

will always be master, 

assert mastership over a lower 

set its priority to 255 

priority VR. By default, a VR 

and configure it with the 

does not become master if the 

preempt option set to 

current master has a lower 

true.

priority.t

1. See the CSS Routing and Bridging Configuration Guide, Version 7.30. 

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