HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary redundancy protocol for establishing a faulttolerant default gateway, and has been described in detail in RFC 2281. The protocol establishes a framework between network routers in order to achieve default gateway failover if the primary gateway becomes inaccessible, in close association with a rapid-converging routing protocol like EIGRP or OSPF. By multicasting packets, HSRP sends its hello messages to the multicast address 224.0.0.2 (all routers) for version 1, or 224.0.0.102 for version 2, using UDP port 1985, to other HSRP-enabled routers, defining priority between the routers. The primary router with the highest configured priority will act as a virtual router with a pre-defined gateway IP address and will respond to the ARP request from machines connected to the LAN with the MAC address 0000.0C07.ACXX (or 0000.0C9F.FXXX for HSRPv2) where X will be hex representation of the (decimal) group ID. If the primary router should fail, the router with the next-highest priority would take over the gateway IP address and answer ARP requests with the same MAC address, thus achieving transparent default gateway failover. HSRP is not a routing protocol as it does not advertise IP routes or affect the routing table in any way.
Figure 1 HSRP
Terminology
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) HSRP for IPv4 HSRP routers communicate with each other by exchanging HSRP hello packets. These packets are sent to the destination IP multicast address 224.0.0.2 (reserved multicast address used to communicate to all routers) on UDP port 1985. The active router sources hello packets from its configured IP address and the HSRP virtual MAC address while the standby router sources hellos from its configured IP address and the interface MAC address, which might be the burned-in address (BIA). The BIA is the last six bytes of the MAC address that is assigned by the manufacturer of the network interface card (NIC). Because hosts are configured with their default router as the HSRP virtual IP address, hosts must communicate with the MAC address associated with the HSRP virtual IP address. This MAC address is a virtual MAC address, 0000.0C07.ACxy, where xy is the HSRP group number in hexadecimal based on the respective interface. For example, HSRP group 1 uses the HSRP virtual MAC address of 0000.0C07.AC01. Hosts on the adjoining LAN segment use the normal Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) process to resolve the associated MAC addresses. HSRP version 2 uses the new IP multicast address 224.0.0.102 to send hello packets instead of the multicast address of 224.0.0.2, which is used by version 1. HSRP version 2 permits an expanded group number range of 0 to 4095 and uses a new MAC address range of 0000.0C9F.F000 to 0000.0C9F.FFFF.
HSRP for IPv6 IPv6 hosts learn of available IPv6 routers through IPv6 neighbor discovery (ND) router advertisement (RA) messages. These messages are multicast periodically, or might be solicited by hosts, but the time delay for detecting when a default route is down might be 30 seconds or more. HSRP for IPv6 provides a much faster switchover to an alternate default router than the IPv6 ND protocol provides, less than a second if the milliseconds timers are used. HSRP for IPv6 provides a virtual first hop for IPv6 hosts. When you configure an IPv6 interface for HSRP, the periodic RAs for the interface link-local address stop after IPv6 ND sends a final RA with a router lifetime of zero. No restrictions occur for the interface IPv6 link-local address. Other protocols continue to receive and send packets to this address. IPv6 ND sends periodic RAs for the HSRP virtual IPv6 link-local address when the HSRP group is active. These RAs stop after a final RA is sent with a router lifetime of 0 when the HSRP group leaves the active state. HSRP uses the virtual MAC address for active HSRP group messages only (hello, coup, and redesign).
HSRP for IPv6 uses the following parameters:
HSRP version 2 UDP port 2029 Virtual MAC address range from 0005.73A0.0000 through 0005.73A0.0FFF
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)
Multicast link-local IP destination address of FF02::66 Hop limit set to 255
This protocol is used for Gateway redundancy or high availability 1. Cisco Proprietary (1994) 2. Hello interval 3 sec 3. Hold interval 10 sec 4. It use UDP port number 1985 5. It sends multicast hellos via 224.0.0.2 6. Default Priority is 100 7. Default Preempt Disable 8. Default decrement in priority using track 10 9. It supports two types of authentication (MD-5 & Txt). 10. HSRP virtual Mac 0000.0c07.acxx (XX is group ID) 11. It has two versions (v1 & v2) 12. It has built in track command (Note: Maximum Group we can create in HSRP is 0 to 255)
HSRP Authentication HSRP message digest 5 (MD5) algorithm authentications protects against HSRP-spoofing software and uses the industry-standard MD5 algorithm for improved reliability and security. HSRP includes the IPv4 or IPv6 address in the authentication TLVs.
HSRP Messages Routers that are configured with HSRP exchange the following three types of multicast messages:
Hello- The hello message conveys the HSRP priority and state information of the router to other HSRP routers. Coup- When a standby router wants to assume the function of the active router, it sends a coup message. Resign- A router that is the active router sends this message when it is about to shut down or when a router that has a higher priority sends a hello or coup message.
HSRP Load Sharing HSRP allows you to configure multiple groups on an interface. You can configure two overlapping IPv4 HSRP groups to load share traffic from the connected hosts while providing the default router
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) redundancy expected from HSRP. Figure 19-2 shows an example of a load-sharing HSRP IPv4 configuration.
Figure 2 Two
routers A and B and two HSRP groups. Router A is the active router for group A but is the standby router for group B. Similarly, router B is the active router for group B and the standby router for group A. If both routers remain active, HSRP load balances the traffic from the hosts across both routers. If either router fails, the remaining router continues to process traffic for both hosts. (Note: HSRP for IPv6 load-balances by default. If there are two HSRP IPv6 groups on the subnet, then hosts learn of both groups from their router advertisements and choose to use one so that the load is shared between the advertised routers.)
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) Object Tracking and HSRP You can use object tracking to modify the priority of an HSRP interface based on the operational state of another interface. Object tracking allows you to route to a standby router if the interface to the main network fails. Two objects that you can track are the line protocol state of an interface or the reachability of an IP route. If the specified object goes down, Cisco NX-OS reduces the HSRP priority by the configured amount.
Configuring HSRP Object Tracking You can configure an HSRP group to adjust its priority based on the availability of other interfaces or routes. The priority of a device can change dynamically if it has been configured for object tracking and the object that is being tracked goes down. The tracking process periodically polls the tracked objects and notes any value change. The value change triggers HSRP to recalculate the priority. The HSRP interface with the higher priority becomes the active router if you configure the HSRP interface for preemption.
SUMMARY STEPS 1. configure terminal 2. track object-id interface interface-type number {{ip | ipv6} routing | line-protocol} 3. track object-id {ip | ipv6} route ip-prefix/length reachability 4. interface interface-type slot/port 5. hsrp group-number [ipv4 | ipv6] 6. priority [value] 7. track object-number [decrement value] 8. preempt [delay [minimum seconds] [reload seconds] [sync seconds]] 9. (Optional) show hsrp interface interface-type number 10. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
This example shows how to configure HSRP object tracking on Ethernet 1/2: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# track 1 interface ethernet 2/2 line-protocol switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/2 switch(config-if)# hsrp 2 switch(config-if-hsrp)# track 1 decrement 20 switch(config-if-hsrp)# copy running-config startup-config
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) HSRP Roles 1. Active 2. Stand by
HSRP States (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
Disabled Init Listening Speaking Stand by Active- A router which gives the reply of ARP request of clients for gateway. Active Requirements– (i) (ii)
Higher Priority Higher IP
Stand by- Backup to active. The router which has the higher priority would be active. Preempt by default is disabled; we need to enable it, once it will enable it force higher priority router to become active.
Figure 3 HSRP
Role Selection
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) Prerequisites for HSRP (i) (ii)
You must enable the HSRP feature in a device before you can configure and enable any HSRP groups. If you configure VDCs, install the Advanced Services license and enter the desired VDC (see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 5.x).
Guidelines and Limitations for HSRP HSRP has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
You must configure an IP address for the interface that you configure HSRP on and enable that interface before HSRP becomes active. You must configure HSRP version 2 when you configure an IPv6 interface for HSRP. For IPv4, the virtual IP address must be in the same subnet as the interface IP address. We recommend that you do not configure more than one first-hop redundancy protocol on the same interface. HSRP version 2 does not interoperate with HSRP version 1. An interface cannot operate both version 1 and version 2 because both versions are mutually exclusive. However, the different versions can be run on different physical interfaces of the same router. You cannot change from version 2 to version 1 if you have configured groups above the group number range allowed for version 1 (0 to 255). HSRP for IPv4 is supported with BFD. HSRP for IPv6 is not supported with BFD. Cisco NX-OS removes all Layer 3 configurations on an interface when you change the interface VRF membership, port channel membership, or when you change the port mode to Layer 2. If you configure virtual MAC addresses with vPC, you must configure the same virtual MAC address on both vPC peers. For mixed-chassis configurations where the vPC peer link is configured on an F-series module, configure the vPC peer gateway exclude option to exclude the Layer 3 backup route that traverses the vPC peer link. You cannot use the HSRP MAC address burned-in option on a VLAN interface that is a vPC member. If you have not configured authentication, the show hsrp command displays the following string: Authentication text "cisco" This is the default behavior of HSRP as defined in RFC 2281: If no authentication data is configured, the RECOMMENDED default value is 0x63 0x69 0x73 0x63 0x6F 0x00 0x00 0x00.
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) Default Settings Parameters
Default
HSRP
Disabled
Authentication
Enabled as text for version 1, with cisco as the password
HSRP version
Version 1
Preemption
Disabled
Priority
100
Virtual MAC address
Derived from HSRP group number
Enabling HSRP You must globally enable HSRP before you can configure and enable any HSRP groups. To enable the HSRP feature in a VDC, use the following command in global configuration mode:
Command
Purpose
feature hsrp Example: switch(config)# feature hsrp
Enables HSRP.
To disable the HSRP feature in a VDC and remove all associated configurations, use the following command in global configuration mode:
Command
Purpose
no feature hsrp Example: switch(config)# no feature hsrp
Disables HSRP for all groups in a VDC.
Configuring the HSRP Version You can configure the HSRP version. If you change the version for existing groups, Cisco NX-OS reinitializes HSRP for those groups because the virtual MAC address changes. The HSRP version applies to all groups on the interface.
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) (Note: IPv6 HSRP groups must be configured as HSRP version 2.) To configure the HSRP version, use the following command in interface configuration mode:
Command
Purpose
hsrp version {1 | 2} Example: switch(config-if)# hsrp version 2
Configures the HSRP version. Version 1 is the default.
Configuring an HSRP Group for IPv4 You can configure an HSRP group on an IPv4 interface and configure the virtual IP address and virtual MAC address for the HSRP group.
SUMMARY STEPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
configure terminal interface type number ip ip-address/length hsrp group-number [ipv4] ip [ip-address [secondary]] exit no shutdown (Optional) show hsrp [group group-number] [ipv4] (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
The following example shows how to configure an HSRP group on Ethernet 1/2: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/2 switch(config-if)# ip 192.0.2.2/8 switch(config-if)# hsrp 2 switch(config-if-hsrp)# ip 192.0.2.1 switch(config-if-hsrp)# exit switch(config-if)# no shutdown switch(config-if)# copy running-config startup-config
Configuring an HSRP Group for IPv6 You can configure an HSRP group on an IPv6 interface and configure the virtual MAC address for the HSRP group.
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) When you configure an HSRP group for IPv6, HSRP generates a link-local address from the link-local prefix. HSRP also generates a modified EUI-64 format interface identifier in which the EUI-64 interface identifier is created from the relevant HSRP virtual MAC address. There are no HSRP IPv6 secondary addresses.
SUMMARY STEPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
configure terminal interface type number ipv6 address ipv6-address/length hsrp version 2 hsrp group-number ipv6 ip [ipv6-address [secondary]] ip autoconfig no shutdown (Optional) show hsrp [group group-number] [ipv6] (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
This example shows how to configure an IPv6 HSRP group on Ethernet 3/2: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# interface ethernet 3/2 switch(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001:0DB8:0001:0001:/64 switch(config-if)# hsrp 2 ipv6 switch(config-if-hsrp)# exit switch(config-if)# no shutdown switch(config-if)# copy running-config startup-config
Example of HSRP R1 (config) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #ip add 192.168.101.2 255.255.255.0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1 (config-if) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1 (config) #router ei 100 R1 (config-router) #no auto R1 (config-router) #network 0.0.0.0
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)
Ho (config) #int fa0/0 Ho (config-if) #ip add 192.168.102.1 255.255.255.0 Ho (config-if) #no shut Ho (config-if) #int s0/0 Ho (config-if) #ip add 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 Ho (config-if) #no shut Ho (config-if) #int s0/1 Ho (config-if) #ip add 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 Ho (config-if) #no shut Ho (config-if) #router ei 100 Ho (config-router) #no auto Ho (config-router) #network 0.0.0.0 R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #ip add 192.168.101.3 255.255.255.0 R2 (config-if) #no shut
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) R2 (config-if) #int s0/0 R2 (config-if) #ip add 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 R2 (config-if) #no shut R2 (config-if) #router ei 100 R2 (config-router) #no auto R2 (config-router) #network 0.0.0.0 Ho #sh ip route R1#sh ip int br R2#sh ip int br Now we will provide the IP add to the PC, which is 192.168.101.10. And computer Gateway would 192.168.101.1. Right now 192.168.101.1 (computers default gateway) doesn’t exist anywhere. Computer #ping 192.168.102.1 Unsuccessful Now we will provide this virtual ip
R1 (config) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #standby 1 ip 192.168.101.1 R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #standby 1 ip 192.168.101.1 (Here 1 means Group 1) R1#sh standby State is active, Group 1, Hello 3 sec, Hold 10 sec Virtual Mac – 0.0.0.0:0c07:ac01 Preempt disabled, Default Priority 100 R2#sh standby Computer #tracert 192.168.102.1 Now here we will shut down the interface f0/0 of R1 R1 (config) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #shut
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) R2 will immediately become active Computer # ping 192.168.102.1 Now we will up the R1s f0/0 R1 (config) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1#sh standby Now we can see R1 is in standby mode. Now we will shut the fa0/0 of R2 R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #shut R1#sh standby Here we can see state is active R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #no shut Now here we can see R1 is active, but we want to make R2 as active. For that we will change the Priority R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #standby 1 priority 101 R2 (config-if) #standby 1 preempt Here we increased the priority which was by default 100, and then enabled preempt which will force the high priority router to become active. R2#sh standby Active Now if we want to make the R1 active then we increased the R1s priority and enable the Preempt. R1 (config) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #standby 1 priority 102 R1 (config-if) #standby 1 preempt R1#sh standby Active
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) Now here what we can see if the R1s f0/0 would down then R2s f0/0 would become active but if the R1s S0/0 would down then what will happen? Data will move first on R1 and then it will reach on switch, after that it will go on R2. R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #shut Computer# tracert 192.168.102.1 Now here we want, if the R1s s0/0 is down then data should immediately forward via R2. R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1 (config-if) #int fa0/0 R1 (config-if) #standby 1 track s0/0 All the command will run on LAN Link. Here if the serial link will down then track will decrement 10 in priority. R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #shut R1#sh standby Priority 92 (10 decreased) Computer# tracert 192.168.102.1 Now data will go directly via R2 R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1#sh standby Priority 102 R1#sh run config int fa0/0 Now here if we want load balancing R2 (config) #int fa0/0 R2 (config-if) #standby 2 ip 192.168.101.4 R2 (config-if) #standby 2 priority 101 R2 (config-if) #standby 2 preempt R2 (config-if) #standby 2 track s0/0 R2#sh run int fa0/0 R1 (config) #int fa0/0
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) R1 (config-if) #standby 2 ip 192.168.101.4 R1 (config-if) #standby 2 preempt R1#sh run int fa0/0 R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #shut R2#sh standby R1 (config) #int s0/0 R1 (config-if) #no shut R1#sh standby R2 (config) #int s0/0 R2 (config-if) #shut R1#sh standby R2 (config) #int s0/0 R2 (config-if) #no shut Computer# tracert 192.168.102.1