Foundry Networks Switch and Router Installation And Configuration Manual page 136

Foundry Switch and Router Installation and Configuration Guide
Automatically synchronized
at startup or switchover
Startup-config also
automatically updated
with write memory
command
System software
(flash code)
System software
(flash code)
Figure 5.1 Redundant management module file synchronization
Displaying the Synchronization Settings
You can independently synchronize the following types of software between the active and standby modules:
• boot code
• flash code (system software)
• startup-config file
• running-config
When you synchronize software between the modules, the active module copies its software to the standby
module.
To display the current file synchronization settings, enter the following command:
BigIron# sync-standby
Sync code image: TRUE
Sync config data: TRUE
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Automatically synchronized
at regular, user-configurable
intervals
Also can be immediately
synchronized using the
CLI or Web management interface
Active Redundant Management
Startup-config file
Running-config file
Standby Redundant Management
Startup-config file Running-config file
Not automatically synchronized
but can be configured to synchronize
at startup or switchover
Also can be immediately synchronized
using the CLI or Web management interface
Module
Boot code
Module
Boot code
December 2000