Alcatel OmniSwitch 6800 Series Hardware User's Manual page 88

Roles Within the Stack
Primary
Secondary
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Offline
Secondary
Offline
Primary
Secondary
Primary
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Redundant Management Module Failover (Two Switches)
Managing OmniSwitch 6800 Series Stacks
A stack of two OmniSwitch 6800 Series switches is
1
operating normally. The stack consists of a primary
module and a secondary module. (The software on both
elements in the stack is synchronized.)
The primary management module fails or is taken
2
offline (e.g., powered off or rebooted by the user).
The switch operating as the secondary management module
3
immediately takes over the primary role. It is at this point
essentially operating as a standalone switch.
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If the switch that previously failed or was taken offline
comes back online, it will assume the secondary role in the
stack.
OmniSwitch 6800 Series Hardware Users Guide July 2005