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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 10 Switch Maintenance Procedures
Replacing Cards
Automatic Response for Redundant PXM Installations
For redundant PXM installations, the nativity check is performed only on the active PXM card set. If an
active PXM card set is operating correctly, you can replace any card in the standby or non-active card
set, and the active card set will attempt to configure the replacement card and bring it up in standby
mode.
When the entire switch is reset, the nativity check is used to determine which card set gains mastership.
The card set that gains mastership will attempt to go active and will resolve nativity conflicts as
described in
shows how the nativity check is used to assign mastership to a PXM
card set.
PXM front card and hard
disk card are replaced
with a set that was
configured in another
switch.
PXM45
Non-native front card and
non-native hard disk card.
The standalone PXM enters the failed state.
You must manually resolve the
configuration conflict as described in the
“
Manually Responding to Nativity Checks
”
section which appears later in this chapter.
Both PXM front card and
hard disk card are
replaced with cards that
were configured in
different switches.
PXM45
Non-native front card and
non-native hard disk card.
In this scenario, you can clear the
configuration stored on the PXM cards,
restore a configuration from a saved file, or
you can use the configuration stored on the
hard disk. You must manually resolve the
configuration conflict as described in
“
Manually Responding to Nativity
,” which appears later in this
chapter.
Table 10-1
Automatic Response to Nativity Checks in Standalone Installations (continued)
Event
PXM Type
Nativity Check Results
Response
Table 10-2
Mastership Assignment to PXM Card Sets after Nativity Check
Primary Slot
1
Secondary Slot
2
Nativity Status
Both cards
non-native
Front card
non-native
Both cards
non-native,
matched serial
numbers
Hard disk card
non-native
Both cards
non-native,
mismatched serial
numbers
Both cards
non-native
No active card set. Secondary
card set
is active.
No active card set.
No active card set.
No active card set.
Front card
non-native
Primary
card set
is active.
Primary
card set is
active.
Primary
card set
is active.
Primary
card set
is active.
Primary
card set
is active.
Both cards
non-native,
matched serial
numbers
No active card set. Secondary
card set
is active.
No active card set.
No active card set.
No active card set.