Replacing The Primary Mirroring Device - Cisco ASR 9000 Series User Configuration Manual

Replacing the Primary Mirroring Device

Replacing the Primary Mirroring Device
In the event that your primary boot disk is defective and you need to replace it while disk mirroring is enabled,
perform this task.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. show mirror [location node-id]
2. configure
3. mirror location node-id Primary-device Secondary-device
4. commit
5. show mirror [location node-id]
6. mirror pause [location node-id]
7. show mirror
8. unmount secondary-device [location node-id]
9. Remove the device and insert a new device.
10. show media [location node-id]
11. (Optional) format secondary-device partition [location node-id]
12. mirror resume [location node-id]
13. show mirror [location node-id]
14. configure
15. mirror location node-id Primary-device Secondary-device
16. show mirror [location node-id]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
show mirror [location node-id]
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# show mirror
Step 2 configure
Step 3
mirror location node-id Primary-device
Secondary-device
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# mirror
location 0/
RSP0
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Purpose
Verifies that mirroring is in the redundant state. In the output,
the Current Mirroring State should be redundant. If mirroring
is not in the redundant state, you cannot proceed with the
procedure. You must wait until mirroring is in the redundant
state.
Swaps the device roles such that the primary mirroring device
now becomes the secondary device and the secondary mirroring
device becomes the primary device.
Configuring Disk Mirroring