Re: [VRRP] Proposal for Maintenance Event for VRRP [RFC-5798]

"Adrian Farrel" <adrian@olddog.co.uk> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12 UTC

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Subject: Re: [VRRP] Proposal for Maintenance Event for VRRP [RFC-5798]
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Hi,

If you are wondering how to progress this in the IETF, the answer is...

- write an I-D
- discuss it (here)
- polish it
- ask me to sponsor it for publication as an RFC.

Cheers,
Adrian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vrrp-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:vrrp-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Anurag Kothari (ankothar)
> Sent: 04 March 2013 23:43
> To: sreenatha; vrrp@ietf.org
> Cc: fhrp-team(mailer list)
> Subject: Re: [VRRP] Proposal for Maintenance Event for VRRP [RFC-5798]
> 
> Hi Sreenatha
> 
> If you mean "if I am not wrong" then yes what you have said below is correct.
> 
> Also I believe the objective (particularly in case of time sensitive
application) is to
> avoid any unnecessary switch overs; as already suggested earlier let's call
this a
> "Change Event" instead of "Maintenance Event". The "Change Event" would be
> triggered by change in one of the following parameters of the VRRP Packet :
> 
> 1) Priority (Section 5.2.4. of RFC-5798)
> 2) Max Adver Int (Section 5.2.7. of RFC-5798)
> 
> And possibly:
> 
> 3) IPvX Address(es) (Section 5.2.9.  of RFC-5798)
> 
> The "Change Event" would only be handled in Master State and ignored in other
> state as the VRRP Packets are only supposed to be sent by the Master.
> 
> So to rephrase the proposal:
> 
>     - If a Change event is received, then:
> 
>     + Send an ADVERTISEMENT
> 
>     + Reset the Adver_Timer to Advertisement_Interval
> 
>     -endif // Change recv
> 
> To cover the failover scenario (in the absence of preemption) Priority = 0
will now
> have to be allowed along with the previously discussed modifications to avoid
a
> storm of Priority = 0 Advertisements from two masters.
> 
> Please Share your thoughts.
> 
> Thanks
> -Anurag
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sreenatha [mailto:sreenatha.setty@ibtechnology.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:17 AM
> To: Anurag Kothari (ankothar)
> Cc: vrrp@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: Proposal for Maintenance Event for VRRP [RFC-5798]
> 
> Hi Anurag,
>      Thanks for clarification.
> 
>       If i am wrong, user is allowed to configure Priority value as zero(i.e.,
> Maintenance_Event), priority value will be changed. And handling of the
> Maintenance_Event is done only in Master state and ignored in Backup and Init
> state.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sreenatha
> 
> On 03/01/2013 08:31 PM, Anurag Kothari (ankothar) wrote:
> > Hi Sreenatha
> >
> > I don't think we need to define a "Maintenance_Event" when the router is in
> either Init or Backup State. The intention of the "Maintenance_Event" is to
> trigger a failover from "Master" to a "Backup" router as soon as possible
> (especially when preemption is not configured).
> >
> > But if you are asking if priority = 0 should be allowed (either by user
> configuration or dynamically) when the router is in "Init" or "Backup" state
then I
> think the answer should be yes, It should be treated just like any other
change in
> priority is treated when the router is in these states.
> >
> > Please let me know if I am missing something.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Anurag
> >
> >
> 
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