Networking → VRRP or static routes with equal weight?

Hello,

I have a bunch of switches, 2 of them act as the core/distribution layer and all remaining are edge switches.

All my inter VLAN routing for all internal services is done at the core/distribution switches, leaving my 2 routers to route traffic to and from the WAN.

I am trying to decide whether i should do VRRP between the routers and then configuring the VRRP IP as the default-gateway in my core switches OR if i should just configure static routes with equal weight to the routers from the core switches...

Thanks

What are your 2 routers and 2 core switches?

i have 2 Vyatta routers and the core switches are HP 2910al

what are the h/w specs for your 2 routers?

Specification Model 2600
Performance
Layer 3 Forwarding 1,400,000 PPS *
VPN Forwarding 500 Mbps
Max VPN Sessions 4000
Network Connectivity
Onboard I/O 8x 10/100/1000
Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe 4 lane slots
Ethernet Expansion up to 8 additional 10/100/1000 (2 x 4 )
Serial Expansion up to 2 x 4 port T1/E1 & Synchronous Serial V.35, X.21,
RS422/EIA530X Console 1 x RJ45
USB 2 x USB 2.0
Certified LAN / WAN Interfaces (available from Vyatta)
Ethernet 2-port & 4-port 1000BASE-T
2-port 1000BASE-SX
WAN 1-port, 2-port & 4 port T1/E1
Synchronous Serial V.35 2 & 4 Port PCIE Card
X.21 2 & 4 Port PCIE Card
2 & 4 Port PCIE Card
Storage and System Memory
Storage 4GB Compact Flash
Memory 2 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 - expandable to 16GB
Physical System & Environmentals
Dimensions (WxHxD) 17 x 1.7 x 15.6 in (43.1 x 4.44 x 39.5 cm) Weight
13.2 lbs (6 kg )
Form Factor 1U rack height - rackmount ears included
Power Supply Type / Watts: 1U ATX SPS / 220W Input: AC 90~264V@47~63Hz
Cooling 1U CPU Passive Heatsink with 3 Cooling Fans

Id give it a shot. Those Vyatta boxes should be able to handle the extra load, and it won't place any more of a burden on your 2 switches.

Well, i was trying to figure out which one option would be best...

VRRP on the vyatta and set the VRRP as the default gateway on the core switches, Or set each core switch with static routes with equal weight to each vyatta router...

VRRP - period.

Equal weight statics will load balance traffic, but not provide and redundancy. If one of the gateways fail, you'll still try to send ~50% of the traffic at it (*ish* but I won't get into the weeds), and any traffic headed to that gateway (see also: route-cache, flow cache, etc.) will suddenly stop. There are ways to go with statics, but it takes more than just the route.

[* disclaimer: I used to make / sell load balancers that did just that using statics ]

Thanks. That's all i needed.