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Monitoring and Managing the Director
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Switchover — Allows you to switch operation from the active
CTP card to the backup card.
You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature.
Click Switchover on the Switchover CTP window (Figure 4-2)
button to switch operation to the backup card. When switchover
occurs, the green LED illuminates on the backup CTP card to
indicate that it is now the active card.
Figure 4-2
Switchover CTP Window
If you enable beaconing (by clicking the check box to add a check
mark), the amber LED blinks on the card that was the active card
before switchover.
If a redundant card has failed, or is not installed, clicking
Switchover
displays an error message explaining that two
operational cards must be installed to use this feature.
Fan Module Menu Right-click a cooling fan module card in the Hardware view to
display a FRU Properties window for the module. The window
includes the FRU name, position (slot number in the backplane), state
(active, backup, or failed), part number, and serial number.
SBAR Card Menu
Right-click an SBAR card in the Hardware view to display a menu
with the following options:
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FRU Properties — Displays a FRU Properties window for the
card. The window includes the FRU name, position (slot number
in the backplane), state (active, backup, or failed), part number,
and serial number.
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Enable Beaconing — Allows you to enable/disable beaconing for
the SBAR card. Enabling beaconing causes the amber LED on the
card to flash to help you locate it in the unit.
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Switchover
— Allows you to switch operation from the active
SBAR card to the backup card.