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PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide 357
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Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
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PowerConnect(config)#vlan 30
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#tag ethernet 1/1 to 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#tag ethernet 2/1
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#vlan 40
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#tag ethernet 1/1 to 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#tag ethernet 4/1
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#topology-group 1
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#master-vlan 2
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#member-vlan 30
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#member-vlan 40
Commands on Switch D
PowerConnect(config)#vlan 2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2)#tag ethernet 1/1 to 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2)#metro-ring 1
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2-mrp-1)#name “Metro A”
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2-mrp-1)#ring-interface ethernet 1/1 ethernet 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2-mrp-1)#enable
PowerConnect(config-vlan-2)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#vlan 30
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#tag ethernet 1/1 to 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#tag ethernet 2/1
PowerConnect(config-vlan-30)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#vlan 40
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#tag ethernet 1/1 to 1/2
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#tag ethernet 4/1
PowerConnect(config-vlan-40)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#topology-group 1
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#master-vlan 2
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#member-vlan 30
PowerConnect(config-topo-group-1)#member-vlan 40
Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)
Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP) is a Dell proprietary protocol that provides redundancy
and sub-second failover in Layer 2 and Layer 3 mesh topologies. Based on the Dell Virtual Router
Redundancy Protocol Extended (VRRPE), VSRP provides one or more backups for a Layer 2 Switch
or Layer 3 Switch. If the active Layer 2 Switch or Layer 3 Switch becomes unavailable, one of the
backups takes over as the active device and continues forwarding traffic for the network.
The PowerConnect family of switches support full VSRP as well as VSRP-awareness. A Dell
PowerConnect device that is not itself configured for VSRP but is connected to a Dell PowerConnect
device that is configured for VSRP, is VSRP aware.
You can use VSRP for Layer 2, Layer 3, or for both layers. On Layer 3 Switches, Layer 2 and Layer 3
share the same VSRP configuration information. On Layer 2 Switches, VSRP applies only to Layer
2.
Figure 68 shows an example of a VSRP configuration.