Configure VRRP Priority

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See the first figure in VRRP Topology for the toplology used in this example. You can configure a VRRP instance with a priority so that the router with higher priority will become the master for that instance. You can configure the priority from 1 to 254, with 1 being the lowest priority. A priority of 255 is used for the router that owns the associated IP addresses.

Type the following commands in switch 1 to configure VRRP instance 1's priority as 200.
1. Enter Global Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS# configure terminal
```
2. Enter Router Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS(config)# router vrrp
```
3. Enter Interface Configuration mode for VLAN 2.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp)# interface vlan 2
```
4. Configure the priority as 200.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp-if)# vrrp 1 priority 200
```
5. Exit Interface Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp-if)# end
```

Type the following commands in switch 2 to configure the priority for VRRP instance 1 as 150.
1. Enter Global Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS# configure terminal
```
2. Enter Router Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS(config)# router vrrp
```
3. Enter Interface Configuration mode for VLAN 2.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp)# interface vlan 2
```
4. Configure the priority as 150.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp-if)# vrrp 1 priority 150
```
5. Exit Interface Configuration mode.
```
SEFOS(config-vrrp-if)# end
```

View the priority in switch 1.

SEFOS# show vrrp interface vlan 2
P indicates configured to preempt
 
Interface vrID Priority  P  State  Master Addr   VRouter Addr
--------- ----  -------- -  -----  -----------   ------------
vlan2    1      200      P  Master local         12.0.0.5

View the priority in switch 2.

SEFOS# show  vrrp  interface  vlan 2
P indicates configured to preempt
 
Interface vrID Priority P  State   Master Addr     VRouter Addr
--------- ---- -------- -  -----   -----------     ------------
vlan2     1      150    P  Backup   12.0.0.5       12.0.0.5