Haenable - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

haEnable

Enables the High Availability feature.
Synopsis haenable
Description Use this command to enable the High Availability (HA) feature on a switch. If the HA feature is
already enabled, this command has no effect.
If the HA is disabled, this command enables it. The standby CP reboots as part of the process. The
command displays a warning message and prompts for confirmation before rebooting the CP.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain Restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Operands none
Examples To enable the High Availability feature:
To verify that High Availability is enabled:
See Also haDisable
Fabric OS Command Reference
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switch:admin> haenable
Warning: This command will enable the HA. It will reboot the standby
CP and require all telnet, secure telnet, and SSH sessions to the
standby CP to be restarted
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y
switch:admin> hashow
Local CP (Slot 6, CP0): Active, Warm Recovered
Remote CP (Slot 7, CP1): Standby, Healthy
HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized
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