[c-nsp] sup2 VRRP/HSRP limits

Christopher Cook christopher.cook at nyu.edu
Tue Mar 8 01:54:34 EST 2011


There's no issues (that I've had) with mixing VRRP and HSRP on the same router.  You can re-use group numbers and you can use both HSRP and VRRP on the same router, just not the same interface (not that you would ever want to).

On Mar 8, 2011, at 1:33 AM, Sascha Pollok wrote:

> Hello Andrew,
> 
>> What is the maximum number of VRRP groups which can be configured on a
>> 6500/sup2? I've found that the limit for HSRP seems to be 256. Do these
>> limits increase on the SUP720-3BXL?
>> 
>> I'm trying to use a pair of 6500s as the default gateway for a couple of
>> thousand VLANs, and am looking at options for redundancy.
> 
> I can't remember the exact limit for VRRP or HSRP (keep in mind
> you can only use one of those on a 6500 at a time - no mixing).
> However, just use the same group number on all of the SVIs
> and you'll be fine. You can also mix group numbers of course.
> Most important information is that you can reuse them across SVIs
> without any hassle (that I know of).
> 
> -Sascha
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