Dell PowerSwitch S4820T Configuration Guide for the S4820T System 9.100.0 - Page 319

Implementing FRRP • FRRP is media and speed independent. • FRRP is a Dell proprietary protocol that does not interoperate with any other vendor. • You must disable the spanning tree protocol (STP) on both the Primary and Secondary interfaces before you can enable FRRP. • All ring ports must be Layer 2 ports. This is required for both Master and Transit nodes. • A VLAN configured as a control VLAN for a ring cannot be configured as a control or member VLAN for any other ring. • The control VLAN is not used to carry any data traffic; it carries only RHFs. • The control VLAN cannot have members that are not ring ports. • If multiple rings share one or more member VLANs, they cannot share any links between them. • Member VLANs across multiple rings are not supported in Master nodes. • Each ring has only one Master node; all others are transit nodes. FRRP Configuration These are the tasks to configure FRRP. • Creating the FRRP Group • Configuring the Control VLAN • Configure Primary and Secondary ports • Configuring and Adding the Member VLANs • Configure Primary and Secondary ports Other FRRP related commands are: • Clearing the FRRP Counters • Viewing the FRRP Configuration • Viewing the FRRP Information Creating the FRRP Group Create the FRRP group on each switch in the ring. To create the FRRP group, use the command. • Create the FRRP group with this Ring ID. CONFIGURATION mode protocol frrp ring-id Ring ID: the range is from 1 to 255. Configuring the Control VLAN Control and member VLANS are configured normally for Layer 2. Their status as control or member is determined at the FRRP group commands. For more information about configuring VLANS in Layer 2 mode, refer to Layer 2. Be sure to follow these guidelines: • All VLANS must be in Layer 2 mode. • You can only add ring nodes to the VLAN. • A control VLAN can belong to one FRRP group only. Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP) 319