System Controller failover
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System Controller failover
With the advent of the 5.13.x firmware we have full SC failover.
Ensure that failover is enabled.
sc0-4800a:SC> showfailover
SC Failover: enabled and active.
sc1-4800a:sc> help setfailover
setfailover -- set automatic/manual SC failover
Usage: setfailover [-y|-n] off|on|force
setfailover -h
off - automatic failover disabled
on - automatic failover enabled
force - manual failover to the other SC
-y -- do not prompt for confirmation
-n -- do not execute command if confirmation is requested
-h -- display this help message
sc1-4800a:sc> setfailover force
SC: SSC1
Spare System Controller
SC Failover: enabled and active.
Clock failover enabled.
This will abruptly interrupt operations on the other System Controller.
This System Controller will become the main System Controller.
Do you want to continue? [no] yes
Jun 10 14:18:49 sc1-4800a Platform.SC: SC Failover: becoming main SC ...
Jun 10 14:19:00 sc1-4800a Platform.SC: Chassis is in dual partition mode.
Jun 10 14:19:20 sc1-4800a Platform.SC: Main System Controller
Jun 10 14:19:20 sc1-4800a Platform.SC: SC Failover: disabled
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