Synchronizing Services On The Cp - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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High Availability overview
1. Select a Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4 or DCX 8510-8 platforms from the Fabric Tree.
2. Click the HA button in the Switch View.
The High Availability window contains the following two tabs:
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The High Availability window gets refreshed automatically. You can also click Refresh to update the
information displayed in the High Availability window.

Synchronizing services on the CP

A nondisruptive CP failover is only possible when all the services are synchronized between both
CPs.
To synchronize services on the CP, perform the following steps.
1. Open the High Availability window as described in
2. Verify that the HA Status field displays HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized.
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The Switch View displays.
The High Availability dialog box displays.
The Service tab displays information about the switch. When the hardware is configured as a
dual switch, the Service tab displays information about both switches.
The CP tab displays information about slots. For Brocade DCX-4S or DCX 8510-4, CP blades are
placed in slot 4 and slot 5.,For the Brocade DCX or DCX 8510-8, CP blades are placed in slot 6
and 7.
FIGURE 10
High Availability window, CP tab
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If the HA Status field displays HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized, then the
services are in sync.
"Launching the High Availability window"
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