Systems and methods for seamless failover in branch deployments by superimposing clustering solution on vrrp

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
• providing a clustering solution and a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) platform for a branch deployment of at least a first gateway and a second gateway, the VRRP platform associated with a VRRP Internet Protocol (IP) address and the first gateway configured as a VRRP master;
• determining, with the clustering solution, a change in an operational status of the first gateway;
• causing, with the clustering solution, the second gateway to be configured as a new VRRP master;
• receiving network traffic associated with the VRRP Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• and
• causing the second gateway to forward the network traffic.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

• providing a clustering solution and a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) platform for a branch deployment of at least a first gateway and a second gateway, the VRRP platform associated with a VRRP Internet Protocol (IP) address and the first gateway configured as a VRRP master;
• determining, with the clustering solution, a change in an operational status of the first gateway;
• causing, with the clustering solution, the second gateway to be configured as a new VRRP master;
• receiving network traffic associated with the VRRP Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• and
• causing the second gateway to forward the network traffic.