7.4. Configuring VRRP Operational Tables

In addition to taking into account the interdependencies of the VRRP MIB objects, it is also necessary to configure all the participants in a consistent way. As a matter of fact, a VRRP router is expected to check some configuration values against its own local assignments while handling an incoming message. Table 7-10 highlights the objects that must be configured in the same way.

Table 7-10. Configuring Operational Table
MIB OBJECT TYPE UNIFORMITY STATUS
vrrpOperVrId must be the same—to identify the same VRRP virtual router
vrrpOperVirtualMacAddr must be the same across all VRRP routers
vrrpOperState not writable
vrrpOperAdminState
vrrpOperPriority
vrrpOperIpAddrCount not writable
vrrpOperMasterIpAddr ...

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