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Backup Group 1, corresponding to Virtual Router 1. Device A is the master router; Device

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interfaces and better performance can be elected as master router; and the stability of backup group is increased. When the router interface connecting the uplink fails, the backup group cannot recognize uplink breakdown. If this router is in Master state, hosts in the LAN cannot visit external network. This problem can be solved with the help of interface tracking function. When the interface connecting the uplink is down, the router will automatically lower its priority, making priority of other routers in the backup group higher than its priority value. As a result, the backup router with the highest priority becomes master.  Load Balancing One router can work in more than one backup group, which makes it possible that a router can be master router in one backup group and backup router in other backup groups. Load balancing means multiple routers undertake workloads simultaneously. Therefore, two or more backup groups are needed to realize load balancing. Each backup group consists of one master router and several backup routers. Master router can vary from one backup group to the others. Figure 10-58 VRRP Load Balancing A router owns different priority in different backup groups when it participates in multiple VRRP backup groups simultaneously. In Figure 10-58, there exist three backup groups: • Backup Group 1, corresponding to Virtual Router 1. Device A is the master router; Device B and C are backup routers. • Backup Group 2, corresponding to Virtual Router 2. Device B is the master router; Device A and C are backup routers. • Backup Group 3, corresponding to Virtual Router 3. Device C is the master router; Device A and B are backup routers. To realize the workload balancing among Device A, B and C, the default gateway of the hosts associated with the LAN should be set as Virtual Router 1, 2 and 3 respectively. When it comes to priority configuration, it would be better that the VRRP priority values of the three virtual routers are different in order to prevent one router from being more than one master simultaneously. 214

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interfaces and better performance can be elected as master router; and the stability of backup
group is increased.
When the router interface connecting the uplink fails, the backup group cannot recognize
uplink breakdown. If this router is in Master state, hosts in the LAN cannot visit external
network. This problem can be solved with the help of interface tracking function. When the
interface connecting the uplink is down, the router will automatically lower its priority, making
priority of other routers in the backup group higher than its priority value. As a result, the
backup router with the highest priority becomes master.
Load Balancing
One router can work in more than one backup group, which makes it possible that a router can
be master router in one backup group and backup router in other backup groups.
Load balancing means multiple routers undertake workloads simultaneously. Therefore, two or
more backup groups are needed to realize load balancing. Each backup group consists of one
master router and several backup routers. Master router can vary from one backup group to
the others.
Figure 10-58 VRRP Load Balancing
A router owns different priority in different backup groups when it participates in multiple VRRP
backup groups simultaneously.
In Figure 10-58, there exist three backup groups:
Backup Group 1, corresponding to Virtual Router 1. Device A is the master router; Device
B and C are backup routers.
Backup Group 2, corresponding to Virtual Router 2. Device B is the master router; Device
A and C are backup routers.
Backup Group 3, corresponding to Virtual Router 3. Device C is the master router; Device
A and B are backup routers.
To realize the workload balancing among Device A, B and C, the default gateway of the hosts
associated with the LAN should be set as Virtual Router 1, 2 and 3 respectively. When it
comes to priority configuration, it would be better that the VRRP priority values of the three
virtual routers are different in order to prevent one router from being more than one master
simultaneously.