Redundancy (Switches 8200zl)

Existing CLI Commands Affected by Redundant Management

Existing CLI Commands Affected by Redundant ManagementSeveral existing commands have changes related to redundant management.Boot Command

In redundant management systems, the boot or boot active command causes a switchover to the standby management module as long as the standby module is in standby mode. This message displays:

This management module will now reboot and will become the standby module! You will need to use the other management module’s console interface. Do you want to continue [y/n]?

If you select “y”, switchover is initiated by the standby management module, which becomes the active management module after boot completes.

If the standby module is not in standby mode (for example, it is in failed mode or offline mode), switchover to the standby module does not occur. The system is rebooted. This message displays:

The other management module is not in standby mode and this command will not cause a switchover, but will reboot the system, do you want to continue [y/n]?

If the other management module is not present in the switch, the system simply reboots.

The boot command has these options.

Command

Action

 

 

Boot <cr>

Reboots the active management module from the flash image

 

that is specified for the default boot. This can be changed

 

with the boot set-default flash command. You can select

 

which image to boot from during the boot process itself. See

 

Figure 15-22.The switch will switchover to the standby

 

management module.

 

Note: This is changed from always booting from primary

 

flash. You are prompted with a message which will indicate

 

the flash being booted from.

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