Manually failover VRRP via CLI

[klouse]

Is there a CLI command to manually create failover? Or change priority?

When it comes time to change priority – currently the master is at 100 and Backup is at 90

What would be the correct way to set the current master to backup and backup to master? Without creating to much havoc.


Thank you,
Alan

[jparnell]

Hi,
I'm also interested in knowing the answer to this. Is anyone able to advise?

Thanks

[fraserj]

Try shutting down the external interface - this should cause the priority to drop by the delta value and cause the other firewall to become primary.

[klouse]

Well here is the non-messy way:

We have two Nokia’s - the delta value is 10

Master is 100 and Backup is at 90
Log into the backup Nokia via voyager and set the Priority to 110 – the backup is now the master.

I was looking for a very fast and dirty way of configuring master / backup while consoled.

I suppose Lynx is the best way to go in this situation


Klouse

[Lackie]

If you are running simplifed vrrp, you can change the priority with the following CLISH command.

set mcvr vrid <1-255> priority <1-254>

Legacy is harder because there are different vrid's on each interface, so you may hve to repeat the below command for all interfaces/vrids.

set vrrp interface if_name virtual-router backup-vrid <1-255> priority <1-254>

Remember these commands require you either going into the clish shell by typing clish or running the command as such from the regular command prompt.

clish -c "cli_command"