Forcing Failover To The Backup Zonedirector - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Configuring System Settings
Enabling Smart Redundancy
Figure 28.
NOTE: If you have two ZoneDirectors of the same model and license level, Ruckus Wireless
recommends using the Smart Redundancy feature. If you have two ZoneDirectors of different
models or different license levels, you can use Limited ZD Discovery to provide limited
redundancy; however, this method does not provide synchronization of the user database.
NOTE: If you disable Smart Redundancy after it has been enabled, both ZoneDirectors will
revert to active state, which could result in unpredictable network topologies. Therefore, Ruckus
Wireless recommends first factory resetting the standby ZoneDirector before disabling Smart
Redundancy.
NOTE: If the active and standby ZoneDirector are on different IP subnets, APs need to know
the IP addresses of both ZoneDirectors to quickly find the active ZoneDirector after a Smart
Redundancy failover. You can do that by configuring the IP addresses of both devices on the
Configure > Access Points > Limited ZD Discovery page. Specify one ZoneDirector as Primary,
the other as Secondary. Alternatively you can specify the IP addresses of both ZoneDirectors
through DHCP Option 43 (see

Forcing Failover to the Backup ZoneDirector

After Smart Redundancy has been enabled, you can view the status of both the primary and
backup units from the Dashboard by dragging the Smart Redundancy widget onto the
workspace.
Smart Redundancy status link
"Option 2: Customize Your DHCP Server" on page 14).
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