VSRP Fast Start

VSRP fast start allows non-RUCKUS or non-VSRP-aware devices that are connected to a RUCKUS device that is the VSRP Master to quickly switch over to the new Master when a VSRP failover occurs.

This feature causes the port on a VSRP Master to restart when a VSRP failover occurs. When the port shuts down at the beginning of the restart, ports on the non-VSRP-aware devices that are connected to the VSRP Master flush the MAC address they have learned for the VSRP Master. After a specified time, the port on the previous VSRP Master (which now becomes the Backup) returns online. Ports on the non-VSRP-aware devices switch over to the new Master and learn its MAC address.

In this section:

  1. Special Considerations when Configuring VSRP Fast Start
  2. Recommendations for Configuring VSRP Fast Start
  3. Configuring VSRP Fast Start Globally
    VSRP fast start enables non-RUCKUS ICX or non-VSRP-aware devices that are connected to a RUCKUS ICX device which is the VSRP Master to quickly switch over to the new Master when VSRP failover occurs.
Parent topic: Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP)