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Swapping addresses between blades
If you want to swap the addresses of one blade to a different blade in a different
slot (potentially a different chassis), you can move the OFM configuration from the
first slot to the second.
1. Edit the OFM configuration and swap the configurations of the two slots.
2. Apply the new configuration. Only the configuration of these two slots will be
updated.
Note:
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You will have to manually swap the boot sequence of the two slots (if
necessary).
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In cases where slot based configuration has been used on the switches,
such as VLAN for Ethernet or Zoning for Fibre Channel, those
configurations will need to be updated as well.
Replacing AMM IP addresses
The OFM configuration is defined per AMM IP address. If you change the IP of
the AMM in a chassis and reapply the same OFM configuration file, then the OFM
configuration changes. For example, assume that Chassis-A uses IP-A, and
Chassis-B uses IP-B, and you apply a OFM configuration for these two chassis. If
you swap the IPs so that Chassis-A uses IP-B, and Chassis-B uses IP-A, then
re-apply the same OFM configuration file, the OFM configuration will be swapped
between the two chassis.
Replacing the AMM in a single AMM environment
You can replace the AMM in a single AMM environment.
When you replace an AMM and you don’t have a standby AMM in the chassis, the
OFM configuration is cleared. If the current AMM is functioning, the best approach
is to insert the new AMM in the second slot as a standby AMM for a few minutes.
This allows the primary AMM to synchronize the OFM configuration with the
standby AMM before the primary AMM is removed. If this is not possible, you can
reapply the OFM configuration after inserting the new AMM. By default, the AMM
clears its OFM configuration when inserted into a new chassis. However, if any of
the blades are already powered on when the AMM is inserted into a new chassis,
the AMM takes the OFM configuration from those blades.
If the AMM was reinserted into the same chassis it was previously in, it continues
to use the OFM configuration that is defined on the AMM. During the period that
the AMM was not in the chassis, the OFM configuration might have changed. In
this case, inconsistencies and address duplications can occur.
If the AMM configuration is reset to factory defaults, then the OFM configuration
is cleared the same way as if a new AMM is inserted into a chassis. Also, the OFM
configuration is not included in the AMM configuration file, when restoring the
AMM configuration from a file the OFM configuration has not changed.
Note: You might have to wait longer if the AMM you insert in the standby slot
does not have the same firmware level as the primary. In that case, the
standby AMM will be flashed first and then the data will be synchronized.
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