Cisco Systems 6503 manual High Availability for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

Contents White Paper High Availability for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series SwitchesSwitching Fabric Failover Switch Fabric Module RedundancySwitching Fabric Operation CLI output description for show fabric channel switchmode Example 1 Fabric-Enabled SystemExample 2 Classic and Fabric-Enabled System Supervisor Fast Switchover Supervisor Engine SwitchoverRedundant Supervisor Engines Supervisor Stateful Protocol Redundancy Supervisor High Availability FeatureSup-A enable set system highavailability enable and incompatible Supervisor Engine Image Synchronization Supervisor Engine Software Image UpgradesProtocol Database Standby SupervisorSup-A enable show system highavailability Supervisor Engine Versioning Feature6. Sup-A enable set boot system flash bootflashcat6000-sup2k8.7-2-2.bin Cisco Catalyst OS Image Upgrade ProcedureMSFC High Availability Features Dual Router Mode MSFC Configuration SynchronizationDRM Operation DRM Challenges WAN Interfaces in DRMSRM Operation Single Router ModeWAN Interfaces in SRM SRM Configuration and Conversion ProcedureSupervisor and MSFC Failover Tests SRM and IP MulticastRedundant Power Supplies Conclusion European Headquarters Corporate HeadquartersAmericas Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters