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Related How To Notes

For a detailed discussion of redundancy options on the server side, see How to Configure

Microsoft Windows 2003 Network Load Balancing Clustering with Allied Telesis Switches.

The following other How To Notes also use VRRP:

z How To Configure An L3 Switch To Use Different MAC Addresses On Different VLANs

z How To Configure Load Balancer Redundancy on Allied Telesis Routers and Switches

How To Notes are available from www.alliedtelesis.com/resources/literature/howto.aspx.

Example network

The two core switches are Layer 3 routing and define the IP address ranges for the VLANs

configured on the switches. The core switches are also running VRRP to provide router

redundancy for end devices such as the PCs and servers. The end devices are connected to

the core switches through Layer 2 distribution switches.

The core switches are configured with unique static IP addresses for each VLAN but share a

common virtual IP address for each VLAN. VRRP associates a virtual MAC address with

distribution switch 1 distribution switch 3distribution switch 2

core switch 1:

VRRP master

core switch 2:

VRRP backup

23, 24

port 1

23, 24

port 1

ports 3-24 3-24 3-24

...

server farm

example.eps

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