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Do not use VRRP and BGP together on the same VLAN/VIP

Make a VLAN for VRRP to use if you only have one link for routing on the EC, this allows VRRP to monitor the health of LAN (cables/hardware/etc.) and EC for failover.

/29 on a sub interface required

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9.6 adds a Site/cluster tracking feature
Please review the "with" and "without" sections
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This is a per Site/Cluster feature, depending on the VRRP config

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Best Practice: Choose the method for the EC site/cluster

Without Site/Cluster Tracking

With Site/Cluster Tracking

Edge Connect route selection

Pre-9.6 (9.5,9.4 etc.)

Longest Prefix
AD (Lowest)
Metric (Lowest)
Peer Priority (Lowest, default 1024)
Random - ECMP

9.6.2.x and later

Longest Prefix
AD (Lowest)
Metric (Lowest)
VRRP State Tracking (P) <<<<<NEW
Peer Priority (Lowest, default 1024)
BGP AS-Path Length (Shortest) <<<<<NEW
Random - ECMP

NOTE: Route priority last updated/verified 15JUL2026

Enabling 9.6+ VRRP failover feature (Site/Cluster tracking).

You must enable the feature in the VRRP configs

VRRP WITH TRACKING