VRRP Support for IPv6

VRRP for IPv6 follows the same guidelines and limitations as VRRP for IPv4.

If both IPv6 and IPv4 VRRP are configured, they must be symmetrical in terms of master state and fail over behavior.

To configure VRRP support for IPv6 on Gaia:

Step

Instructions

1

Enable the IPv6 support.

See IPv6 Support.

2

Configure a VIP address for each VRRP IPv6 group:

  1. Configure a link-local VIP address for the VRRP IPv6 group:

    set ipv6 vrrp6 interface <Name of Interface> monitored-circuit vrid <Virtual Router ID> address <Backup IPv6 Address> on

    Example:

    MyGW> set ipv6 vrrp6 interface eth2.10 monitored-circuit vrid 11 address fe80::250:56ff:fea3:4321 on

    Note - Configure a link-local address that is on the same subnet as the hosts.

  2. Configure a link-global VIP address for the VRRP IPv6 group:

    set ipv6 vrrp6 interface <Name of Interface> vrid <Virtual Router ID> address <Backup IPv6 Address> on

    Example:

    MyGW> set ipv6 vrrp6 interface eth2.10 vrid 11 address 2610:18:8104:1A::5 on

3

Save the configuration:

save config

To verify the configuration: