Gaia VRRP setup guide

from clish prompt, create vrid, add backup-addresses, save config

Expert@chkpfw2]# clish
chkpfw2> add mcvr vrid 100 priority 95 priority-delta 10
chkpfw2> add mcvr vrid 100 backup-address 172.16.31.1
chkpfw2> add mcvr vrid 100 backup-address 192.168.1.1
chkpfw2> save config

Add rule to allow vrrp adverstisements

Failure to do so will cause master/master status.

Checking your configuration

[Expert@chkpfw1]# clish -c "show vrrp summary"

VRRP State 
   VRRP Router State: Up
   Flags: On
   Interface enabled: 2
   Virtual routers configured: 2
       In Init state 0
       In Backup state 0
       In Master state 2

Verify your vrrp backup address is in effect. It will NOT show up in ifconfig output. Also, you cannot ping the backup-addresses in Gaia like you could in ipso.

Expert@chkpfw1]# ip addr show eth0
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
   link/ether 00:0c:29:d8:3e:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
   inet 172.16.31.9/28 brd 172.16.31.15 scope global eth0
   inet 172.16.31.11/28 brd 172.16.31.15 scope global secondary flags 10 eth0   <<< this line is the vrrp backup-address