Replacing A Gss In The Network - Cisco GSS-4492R-K9 Administration Manual

Chapter 2 Managing the GSS from the CLI

Replacing a GSS in the Network

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primary_GSSM_IP_address—DNS hostname of the device currently
–
serving as the primary GSSM
For example, to enable gss3.example.com as the standby GSSM and direct it
to the primary GSSM, gssm1.example.com, enter:
gss3.example.com# gss enable gssm-standby gssm1.example.com
Activate the standby GSSM from the primary GSSM GUI to add it to your
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GSS network. See the
section in Chapter 1,
You can now use the replacement standby GSSM in your GSS network.
To replace a malfunctioning GSS in your GSS network, perform the following
steps:
1. Configure basic network connectivity for the replacement GSS device
following the procedures outlined in the Cisco Global Site Selector Getting
Started Guide, Chapter 3, Setting Up Your GSS.
If you want to use the same hostname and IP address of the failed GSS,
2.
determine if you have a backup of the startup-configuration file for that
device as follows:
If yes, reload the backup copy of the GSS device startup configuration
•
settings (see the "Saving the startup-config and running-config Files"
section).
If no, reenter the platform configuration following the procedures outlined in
•
the Cisco Global Site Selector Getting Started Guide, Chapter 3, Setting Up
Your GSS.
If this is an existing GSS device, delete it from your GSS network through the
3.
primary GSSM GUI. See the
Managing GSS Devices from the
Enable your GSS device as a GSS and direct it to the primary GSSM in your
4.
GSS network by entering the gss enable command.
The syntax for this command is:
gss enable gss primary_GSSM_hostname | primary_GSSM_IP_address
Replacing GSS Devices in Your GSS Network
"Activating GSS Devices from the Primary GSSM"
, Managing GSS Devices from the
"Deleting GSS Devices"
GUI.
Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide
GUI.
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