Planning a VRRP Configuration

Planning a Layer 2 or Layer 3 VRRP configuration involves the following steps:

1. Determining whether to configure an L2 VRRP or an L3 VRRP router.

2. (For L2 VRRP router only) Creating a VRRP VNIC. For more information, see Creating a VRRP VNIC for Layer 2 VRRP.

   You can automatically create a VRRP VNIC by using the –f option of the vrrpadm command while you create the L2 VRRP router.

3. Creating a VRRP router. For more information, see Creating a VRRP Router.

4. Configuring the virtual IP address for the VRRP router. For more information, see Configuring the Virtual IP Address for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VRRP Routers.

   You can configure the virtual IP addresses by using the –a option of the vrrpadm command. For more information, see Creating a VRRP Router.