Manually switching over to, The standby management module, Synchronizing files without comparison – Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide User Manual

Page 102

Advertising
background image

24

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide

53-1002484-04

Managing management module redundancy

2

To compare and immediately synchronize files between the active and standby modules if
differences exist, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.

BigIron RX# sync-standby

Syntax: sync-standby

Synchronizing files without comparison

You can synchronize the flash code, system-config file, and running-config file immediately without
comparison. When you synchronize the files, the active module copies its files to the standby
module, replacing the files on the standby module.

To immediately synchronize the files between the active and standby modules, enter the following
command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.

BigIron RX# force-sync-standby

Syntax: force-sync-standby

Manually switching over to the standby management
module

You can cause the BigIron RX Series system to switch over to the standby module (and thus make it
the active module). To do so, you can enter either the switchover or the reset commands at the
Privileged EXEC level.

BigIron RX# switchover

or

BigIron RX# reset

Syntax: reset

Syntax: switchover

NOTE

When you enter the switchover command, the CLI asks you to confirm your request by displaying the
following prompt.

Are you sure? (enter 'y' or 'n'):

You must enter Y to continue executing the switchover command, or N to cancel your request.

Rebooting the active and standby management
modules

You can reboot the management modules, maintaining the active and standby roles currently
performed by each module, using the boot system or reload commands. You can also reboot the
standby module only, maintaining its current standby role, using the reboot-standby command.

For example, to reboot the active and standby management modules from the primary BigIron RX
Series Multi-Service IronWare image in the management module’s flash memory, enter the
following command at the Privileged EXEC level.

Advertising