VRRP Load Sharing Example

You can use two or more VRRP-enabled switches to provide a fully redundant VRRP configuration that supports load sharing on your network.

The topology for a load sharing example is shown in VRRP Load-sharing Configuration. Switch A is the IP address owner for VRRP router instance 1 and the backup for VRRP instance 2. Switch B is the IP address owner for VRRP router instance 2 and the backup for VRRP instance 1.

The configuration commands for switch A are as follows:

configure vlan vlan1 ipaddress 192.168.1.3/24
enable ipforwarding vlan vlan1
create vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 1
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 1 priority 255
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 1 add 192.168.1.3
create vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 2
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 2 add 192.168.1.5
enable vrrp

The configuration commands for switch B are as follows:

configure vlan vlan1 ipaddress 192.168.1.5/24
enable ipforwarding vlan vlan1
create vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 2
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 2 priority 255
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 2 add 192.168.1.5
create vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 1
configure vrrp vlan vlan1 vrid 1 add 192.168.1.3
enable vrrp