diff --git a/group_vars/fsolgw.yml b/group_vars/fsolgw.yml
index b46b721..fc3b312 100644
--- a/group_vars/fsolgw.yml
+++ b/group_vars/fsolgw.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 ---
-network_carp_interfaces:
+network_vip_interfaces:
   - device: vio3
     vhid: 145
     ipaddr: 37.16.96.145
     netmask: 255.255.255.240
-    pass: "{{ carp145_pass }}"
-    advskew: 128
+    pass: "{{ vip145_pass }}"
 network_dns_servers: [172.20.20.10, 172.20.21.1, 172.20.21.2]
 
 # use custom firewall and ifstated config
diff --git a/group_vars/gw.yml b/group_vars/gw.yml
index 3a4b768..74153cf 100644
--- a/group_vars/gw.yml
+++ b/group_vars/gw.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ---
-network_carp_interfaces:
+network_vip_interfaces:
   - device: vio0
     vhid: 1
     ipaddr: 172.20.20.1
     netmask: 255.255.252.0
-    pass: "{{ carp1_pass }}"
-    advskew: 128
+    pass: "{{ vip1_pass }}"
+    priority: 120
   - device: vio0
     vhid: 10
     ipaddr: 172.20.20.10
     netmask: 255.255.252.0
-    pass: "{{ carp10_pass }}"
-    advskew: 128
+    pass: "{{ vip10_pass }}"
+    priority: 120
 network_ether_interfaces:
   - device: vio1
     proto: none
diff --git a/group_vars/ns.yml b/group_vars/ns.yml
index f1436a9..7eab56d 100644
--- a/group_vars/ns.yml
+++ b/group_vars/ns.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ firewall_in:
   - {proto: tcp, port: 4949, from: [172.20.20.0/22, 81.175.130.44/32]}
 
 ifstated_config: ifstated-ns.conf
-network_carp_interfaces:
+network_vip_interfaces:
   - device: vio1
     vhid: 157
     ipaddr: 37.16.96.157
     netmask: 255.255.255.240
-    pass: "{{ carp157_pass }}"
+    pass: "{{ vip157_pass }}"
 
 nsd_server: ns1.foo.sh
 nsd_zones:
diff --git a/group_vars/proxy.yml b/group_vars/proxy.yml
index cb37c52..03a91a2 100644
--- a/group_vars/proxy.yml
+++ b/group_vars/proxy.yml
@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@ network_dns_search:
   - foo.sh
 network_default_gateway: 37.16.96.145
 
-network_carp_interfaces:
+network_vip_interfaces:
   - device: vio0
     vhid: 8
     ipaddr: 172.20.20.8
     netmask: 255.255.252.0
-    pass: "{{ carp8_pass }}"
-    advskew: "{{ carp8_advskew }}"
+    pass: "{{ vip8_pass }}"
+    priority: "{{ carp8_advskew }}"
   - device: vio0
     vhid: 9
     ipaddr: 172.20.20.9
     netmask: 255.255.252.0
-    pass: "{{ carp9_pass }}"
-    advskew: "{{ carp9_advskew }}"
+    pass: "{{ vip9_pass }}"
+    priority: "{{ carp9_advskew }}"
   - device: vio1
     vhid: 153
     ipaddr: 37.16.96.153
     netmask: 255.255.255.240
     ip6addr: 2a00:4cc1:6:1006:feed:dead:beef:153
     ip6netmask: 64
-    pass: "{{ carp153_pass }}"
-    advskew: "{{ carp153_advskew }}"
+    pass: "{{ vip153_pass }}"
+    priority: "{{ carp153_advskew }}"
   - device: vio1
     vhid: 154
     ipaddr: 37.16.96.154
     netmask: 255.255.255.240
     ip6addr: 2a00:4cc1:6:1006:feed:dead:beef:154
     ip6netmask: 64
-    pass: "{{ carp154_pass }}"
-    advskew: "{{ carp154_advskew }}"
+    pass: "{{ vip154_pass }}"
+    priority: "{{ carp154_advskew }}"
 
 ifstated_config: ifstated-proxy.conf
 
diff --git a/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml b/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml
index af4e516..9454e56 100644
--- a/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml
+++ b/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-network_carp_interfaces: []
+network_vip_interfaces: []
 nsd_server: ns2.foo.sh
diff --git a/host_vars/proxy01.home.foo.sh.yml b/host_vars/proxy01.home.foo.sh.yml
index 1702821..1a69bbb 100644
--- a/host_vars/proxy01.home.foo.sh.yml
+++ b/host_vars/proxy01.home.foo.sh.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ network_interfaces:
     proto: none
 
 # kludge advskew values for carps
-carp8_advskew: 0
-carp9_advskew: 128
-carp153_advskew: 0
-carp154_advskew: 128
+vip8_priority: 240
+vip9_priority: 120
+vip153_priority: 240
+vip154_priority: 120
diff --git a/host_vars/proxy02.home.foo.sh.yml b/host_vars/proxy02.home.foo.sh.yml
index 18c8b07..3fcf088 100644
--- a/host_vars/proxy02.home.foo.sh.yml
+++ b/host_vars/proxy02.home.foo.sh.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ network_interfaces:
     vlan: 102
     proto: none
 
-carp8_advskew: 128
-carp9_advskew: 0
-carp153_advskew: 128
-carp154_advskew: 0
+vip8_priority: 120
+vip9_priority: 240
+vip153_priority: 120
+vip154_priority: 240