VRRP Holddown Timer

To modify the behavior of the VRRP failover mechanism, use the holddown timer to enable the router enough time to detect and update routes. The timer delays preempting VRRP primary over the backup, when the primary becomes available.

The transition of virtual router to Master state is delayed in the following conditions:

The VRRP holddown timer also applies to the VRRP BackupMaster feature.