This window appears when you choose Device > Router Redundancy on the menu bar. You can also click here to launch it.
Use the window to:
Begin by selecting a Catalyst 3550 multilayer switch from the Host Name list. Information about the switch's membership in HSRP groups will appear in the window.
To configure the switch as member of an HSRP group, click Creat e and use the Create HSRP Group window .
To view the attributes of an HSRP group, select the row for the group and click Modify . Then use the Modify HSRP Group window.
To delete HSRP group information and end the switch's membership in the group, select the row for the group and click Delete.
Click OK to close the window.
This table explains the columns in the Configuration area.
Column | Explanation |
Group Number | A number that uniquely identifies an HSRP group. |
Group Name | An optional text description of the group. |
State | The state of the switch in the group: Initializing, Listen, Active, or Standby. |
Virtual IP | A virtual IP address that can be shared by members of the group. It is serviced by the active switch. |
Priority | A number that designates the priority of the switch in the group. The switch with the highest priority is the active switch. |
Preemption | An indicator (Yes or No) of whether the selected switch will take over from a lower-priority switch when the selected switch comes online. |
Interface | The name of the routable interface that the switch uses. |