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

configure cluster object

If upgrading from SecurePlatform, you will need to set the O.S. verions. When you do this, the "ClusterXL" option on the left side will expand to read "ClusterXL and VRRP"

Select VRRP as your HA method. Also, I like to enable the "Forward Cluster Incoming traffic..." option. Otherwise you cannot ping your VRRP backup / cluster IPs to see if they are working.

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