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VRRP with Outside NAT

This example is a two-node VRRP cluster with internal and external VR address and NAT.

See also

For an example without NAT, see VRRP Example.

In this example, the WAN-side VR address (203.0.113.254) is used for outbound NAT from the internal private subnet 10.2.0.0/24. Clients will use the LAN-side VR address (10.2.0.1) as their gateway.

Interface tracking is included in the example to protect against a single failure of either WAN or LAN.

See also

See VRRP Configuration for more information on how the commands in the example function.

Required Information

These tables contain all required information to configure the cluster.

The information in this first table is related to the setup in general, not a specific cluster node.

Example Basic VRRP Configuration Related Information

Item

Value

Upstream Gateway

203.0.113.1

Shared WAN VR Address

203.0.113.254

NAT Pool Address

203.0.113.254

Shared WAN VR Address

20.2.0.1

LAN Client Gateway

10.2.0.1

This information is for the primary node, which in this example is called R1.

Example Basic VRRP Configuration for R1

Item

Value

R1 WAN Interface

0000:06:00.0

R1 WAN IP Address

203.0.113.2/24

R1 WAN VR ID

220

R1 WAN VR Priority

254

R1 LAN Interface

0000:06:00.1

R1 LAN IP Address

10.2.0.2/24

R1 LAN VR ID

210

R1 LAN VR Priority

254

R1 Priority Decrease

240 (14)

This information is for the secondary node, which in this example is called R2. Note that the interface addresses are different than R1, but the same VR address is used.

Example Basic VRRP Configuration for R2

Item

Value

R2 WAN Interface

0000:06:00.0

R2 WAN IP Address

203.0.113.3/24

R2 WAN VR ID

220

R2 WAN VR Priority

100

R2 LAN Interface

0000:06:00.1

R2 LAN IP Address

10.2.0.3/24

R2 LAN VR ID

210

R2 LAN VR Priority

100

R2 Priority Decrease

90 (10)

Example Configuration

The configuration commands in this section show how the settings from the table above are applied to each node. Some additional VRRP settings are shown in the commands but not the tables, but they are using the default values, shown for emphasis.

First, set the R1 interface names:

r1 tnsr(config)# dataplane dpdk dev 0000:06:00.0 network name WAN
r1 tnsr(config)# dataplane dpdk dev 0000:06:00.1 network name LAN
r1 tnsr(config)# service dataplane restart

Now configure the R1 WAN interface:

r1 tnsr(config)# int WAN
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip address 203.0.113.2/24
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip vrrp-virtual-router 220
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# preempt true
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# accept-mode true
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# v3-advertisement-interval 100
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# priority 254
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# track-interface LAN priority-decrement 240
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# virtual-address 203.0.113.254
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# exit
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip nat outside
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# exit
r1 tnsr(config)#

Next, configure the R1 LAN interface:

r1 tnsr(config)# int LAN
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip address 10.2.0.2/24
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip vrrp-virtual-router 210
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# preempt true
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# accept-mode true
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# v3-advertisement-interval 100
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# priority 254
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# track-interface WAN priority-decrement 240
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# virtual-address 10.2.0.1
r1 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# exit
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# ip nat inside
r1 tnsr(config-interface)# exit
r1 tnsr(config)#

Configure NAT on R1:

r1 tnsr(config)# nat pool address 203.0.113.254
r1 tnsr(config)# nat global-options nat44 forwarding true

R1 is now complete.

Set the R2 interface names:

r2 tnsr(config)# dataplane dpdk dev 0000:06:00.0 network name WAN
r2 tnsr(config)# dataplane dpdk dev 0000:06:00.1 network name LAN
r2 tnsr(config)# service dataplane restart

Configure the R2 WAN interface:

r2 tnsr(config)# int WAN
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip address 203.0.113.3/24
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip vrrp-virtual-router 220
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# preempt true
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# accept-mode true
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# v3-advertisement-interval 100
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# priority 100
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# track-interface LAN priority-decrement 90
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# virtual-address 203.0.113.254
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# exit
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip nat outside
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# exit
r2 tnsr(config)#

Next, configure the R2 LAN interface:

r2 tnsr(config)# int LAN
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip address 10.2.0.3/24
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip vrrp-virtual-router 210
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# preempt true
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# accept-mode true
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# v3-advertisement-interval 100
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# priority 100
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# track-interface WAN priority-decrement 90
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# virtual-address 10.2.0.1
r2 tnsr(config-vrrp4)# exit
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# ip nat inside
r2 tnsr(config-interface)# exit
r2 tnsr(config)#

Finally, configure NAT on R2:

r2 tnsr(config)# nat pool address 203.0.113.254
r2 tnsr(config)# nat global-options nat44 forwarding true

At this point, the interface and VRRP configuration is complete for both nodes.

LAN clients in 10.2.0.0/24 can use the LAN VR address of 10.2.0.1 as their default gateway. When traffic exits WAN, NAT will translate the source address to 203.0.113.254.