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Chapter 23 Configuring Redundancy
Configuring Redundant Supervisor Engines on the Switch
Step 3
Copy the new image to the standby supervisor engine bootflash.
Console> (enable)
copy bootflash:image2.bin 2/bootflash:
5786532 bytes available on device bootflash, proceed (y/n) [n]?
y
.
.
.
Console> (enable)
Step 4
Modify the BOOT environment variable so that the standby supervisor engine boots the new image.
Console> (enable)
set boot system flash bootflash:image2.bin prepend 2
BOOT variable = bootflash:image2.bin,1;slot0:image1.bin,1
Console> (enable)
Step 5
To boot the new image, reset the standby supervisor engine.
Console> (enable)
reset 2
This command will reset the system.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]?
y
.
.
.
Console> (enable)
Configuring Supervisor Engine Redundancy Using NSF with SSO
Cisco NSF works with SSO to minimize the amount of time that a network is unavailable to its users
following a switchover while continuing to forward the IP packets.
For information about configuring NSF with SSO, refer to “Configuring Supervisor Engine Redundancy
using NSF with SSO” in the
Catalyst 6500 Series Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, 12.2SX
at
this URL
:.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SXF/native/configuration/guide/n
sfsso.html
.
Supervisor Engine Synchronization Examples
These sections explain what happens when the synchronization function encounters certain conditions:
•
Synchronizing the Run-Time Image with the Bootstring, page 23-16
•
Synchronizing the Boot Images on the Active and Standby Supervisor Engines, page 23-18
Note
In the following examples, the number
1
following the filename in the bootstring (for example,
bootflash:f1,1
) indicates the number of Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) boot retries that are
attempted. However, the supervisor engine does not support TFTP booting. The number is included in
these examples to be consistent with Cisco IOS conventions.
Note
These examples are not intended to cover every possible condition.