Configuring an Exinda Appliance for virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP) and policy-based routing (PBR) and VLANs
To use policy-based routing, configure the interfaces on the Exinda Appliance , using the the Exinda Web UI or CLICommnad line interface.
Using Exinda Web UI
- On the out-of-path Exinda Appliance # 1, launch the Exinda Web UI.
- In the browser address field, type
https://Exinda_IPInternet protocol_address
.The Exinda Web UI is displayed. - Enter the appliance User Name and Password. Click Login.
- Ensure you are in Advanced mode.
- Click Configuration > System > Network > IP Address.
- In the Interface Settings area, clear the BR10 checkbox. The bridge expands to display eth10 and eth11.
NOTE
Clear the BR2 checkbox if you're using an Exinda virtual appliance. The bridge expands to display eth2 and eth3.
- Click Configuration > System > Network > IP Address.
- In the VLAN Settings area, select the eth11 interface, and type the id 10.
- Click Add VLAN. The eth11.10 interface is created.
- In the eth11.10 area, select PBR.
- In the Static Addresses field, type the IP address and netmask of the out-of-path Exinda Appliance.
- In the PBR Next-Hop Address field, type the IP address of the router.
- Select Enable VRRPVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol.
- In the Virtual Router Address field, type the group IP address.
- Click Apply Changes.
- To save the changes to the configuration file, in the status bar click Save.
- Click Configuration > System > Tools > Console to launch the Command Line Console.
- To enter privileged EXEC (enable) mode, at the prompt run the command:
hostname > enable
The hostname #
prompt appears.
- To enter configuration (config) mode, at the prompt run the commands:
hostname # configure terminal
The hostname (config)#
prompt appears.
- To set the parameters of eth11, type the following commands:
hostname (config)# no interface eth11.10 dhcp
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 display
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 duplex auto
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 mtu 1500
hostname (config)# no interface eth11.10 shutdown
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 speed auto
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 delay 1
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 priority 100
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 vrid 50
- Repeat these steps on eth10 of the out-of-path Exinda Appliance #2.
Using CLI
- On the out-of-path Exinda Appliance # 1, launch the Exinda Web UI.
- In the browser address field, type
https://Exinda_IP_address
. - Enter the appliance User Name and Password. Click Login. The Exinda Web UI is displayed.
- Ensure you are in Advanced mode.
- Click Configuration > System > Tools > Console.
- Type the appliance username and password at the prompts.
- To enter privileged EXEC (enable) mode, at the prompt run the command:
hostname > enable
The hostname #
prompt appears.
- To enter configuration (config) mode, at the prompt run the commands:
hostname # configure terminal
The hostname (config)#
prompt appears.
- Remove the BR10 bridge:
hostname (config)# no bridge BR10 enable
- Identify the VLAN interface:
hostname (config)# vlan vlan-id 10 interface eth11
- Set the IP address and netmask of
eth11.10
on the out-of-path Exinda Appliance #1: .hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 ip address 10.10.10.2 /8
- Identify the interface to be used for policy-based routing: .
hostname (config)# pbr interface eth11.10
- Set the IP address of the router:
hostname (config)# pbr interface eth11.10 ip next-hop 10.10.10.1
- To set the parameters of eth11.10, type the following commands:
hostname (config)# no interface eth11.10 dhcp
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 display
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 duplex auto
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 mtu 1500
hostname (config)# no interface eth11.10 shutdown
hostname (config)# interface eth11.10 speed auto
- To set the VRRP parameters, type the following commands:
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 delay 1
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 enable
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 priority 100
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth11.10 vip 10.10.10.100
hostname (config)# vrrp interface eth
- Repeat these steps on the out-of-path Exinda Appliance #2 using the appropriate IP address in Step 5.