slow-start

Configures a slow-start timer interval to extend the time interval beyond the dead-interval time before a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Extended (VRRP-E) master device assumes the role of master device after being offline. When the original master device went offline, a backup VRRP-E device with a lower priority became the master device.
Syntax
slow-start seconds
no slow-start seconds
Command Default

If a slow-start timer is not configured, the master device assumes control from a backup device immediately after the dead interval.

Parameters
seconds
Sets the number of seconds for the slow-start timer. Range from 1 through 57600.
Modes

VRRP-E router configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

When the VRRP-E slow-start timer is enabled, if the master VRRP-E device goes down, the backup device with the highest priority takes over after the expiration of the dead interval. If the original master device subsequently comes back up again, the amount of time specified by the VRRP-E slow-start timer elapses before the original master device takes over from the backup device (which became the master device when the original master device went offline).

This command is supported only for VRRP-E.

The no form removes the slow-start configuration.

Examples

The following example sets the slow-start timer interval to 40 seconds.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router vrrp-extended
device(config-vrrpe-router)# slow-start 40