Reloading Switches
If there are only two switches in the stack, the switch that was reloaded (the former primary) assumes the
secondary role when it comes back up.
Primary - Slot 1
Secondary - Slot 2
-> reload primary
Booting...
Primary - Slot 2
Secondary - Slot 1
Primary - Slot 2
Reloading the Primary Management Module In a Stack of Two
page 3-26
Managing OmniSwitch 6800 Series Stacks
In this stack of two OmniSwitch 6800 Series switches, the slot 1
1
switch is the primary management module. The slot 2 switch is
the secondary.
The user reloads the stack's primary management module by issuing
2
the reload primary command. Any data flow on the primary
switch's Ethernet ports is interrupted.
The secondary switch automatically takes over the primary role.
3
Ethernet traffic on slot 2 remains unaffected. Meanwhile the stack
has no interim secondary management module as the switch
reboots.
When the rebooted switch comes back up, it assumes the secondary
4
management role within the stack.
OmniSwitch 6800 Series Hardware Users Guide
July 2005