Management Module Switchover - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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How management module redundancy works
The interface modules are not reset, as they are with the previous cold-restart redundancy feature.
The interface modules continue to forward traffic while the standby management module takes
over operation of the system. The new now-active management module receives updates from the
interface modules and sends verification information to the interface modules to ensure that they
are synchronized. If the new active management module becomes out-of-sync with an interface
module, information on the interface module can be overwritten in some cases which can cause an
interruption of traffic forwarding.

Management module switchover

The events cause the standby management module to become the active module, which is called a
switchover. Those events are as follows:
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The following sections explain how the switchover occurs for each event.
Unavailable active module
The following events cause an active module to become unavailable and a switchover to occur:
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Before a switchover occurs, the active module resets itself and sends an interrupt signal to the
standby module. The standby module then becomes the active module and the interface modules
continue to forward traffic.
The new active module begins to manage the system. When the original active module becomes
available again or is replaced, it assumes the role of standby module.
Manual switchover
In some situations, you may want to manually switch the role of active management module from
the currently active module to the standby module. For example, if the module in slot M2 is the
active module and the module in slot M1 is the standby module and you want the module in M1 to
be the active module and the module in M2 to be the standby module, you can perform a manual
switchover using the switchover command. For information about performing this task, refer to
"Manually switching over to the standby management module"
When the switchover occurs, the standby module becomes the active module.
This section explains how management module redundancy is affected when you remove and
replace an active or standby management module.
Removal and replacement of an active management module
If you remove the active management module, the standby module automatically assumes the role
of the active module. After you insert a replacement module in the slot from which the original
active module was removed, the replacement module becomes the standby module. The module
boots from the source specified for the active module. The active management module can boot
from the following sources:
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The active module becomes unavailable.
You perform a manual switchover.
You remove and replace the active management module.
An active module experiences a problem significant enough to cause a reset of the module.
The active module loses power.
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