AFAIK there is no special interaction between SRM and HSRP. You might want to use the 'standby preempt delay ' feature to be sure that routing protocols have converged before the router is taking over hsrp active router functionality.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/619/hsrpguide4.shtmlT hth Reinhold On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 12:39:15AM +0000, s vermill wrote: > This is very closely related to another active thread but thought I should > probably start another. I know better than to post on a Friday and expect > much of an answer, but I could really use some insight on this one... > > I recently was looking at a network about to roll into production. It's a > classic collapsed core design with redundant dist/core 6509s. I noticed > that SRM was configured on each 6509. I also noticed that there was an HSRP > instance per VLAN configured between the two chassis. So, in the event of > an MSFC failure, assuming the failed MSFC was the active HSRP router for a > given VLAN or group of VLANs, I guess the other chassis' designated MSFC > would start picking up outbound traffic (normal HSRP stuff). In the mean > time, the SRM process would be taking place on the chassis where the > designated MSFC had failed. At what point, if at all, would the outbound > traffic shift back to the chassis with the failed MSFC (assuming of course > that the non-designated MSFC had successfully come online)? Is it a simple > matter of whether or not preemt is configured? Or, would the switch to the > other chassis ever even take place? Could it be that the non-designated > MSFC would come online and immediately take over as the active HSRP router? > That seems possible too. Maybe it comes down to how you set all the > relevant timers? > > I couldn't find any example on CCO where SRM and HSRP were used together. > In every case, SRM was used or HSRP was used with config sync. Never both > together. > > Any thoughts? Any experience? It isn't an option at the moment to do too > much experimenting. Besides, I'm not sure exactly how I would simulate a > true MSFC failure to see what happens. Any thoughts there would also be > appreciated. > > Thanks all... > > Scott Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58325&t=58317 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
