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Redundant Management Module Failover Two Switches, Managing OmniSwitch 6400 Series Stacks

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Managing OmniSwitch 6400 Series Stacks Roles Within the Stack Primary Secondary 1 A stack of two OmniSwitch 6400 Series switches is operating normally. The stack consists of a primary module and a secondary module. (The software on both elements in the stack is synchronized.) ! Offline Secondary Offline Primary 2 The primary management module fails or is taken offline (e.g., powered off or rebooted by the user). 3 The switch operating as the secondary management module immediately takes over the primary role. It is at this point essentially operating as a stand-alone switch. Secondary Primary 4 If the switch that previously failed or was taken offline comes back online, it will assume the secondary role in the stack. Redundant Management Module Failover (Two Switches) OmniSwitch 6400 Series Hardware Users Guide April 2011 page 5-5

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Managing OmniSwitch 6400 Series Stacks
Roles Within the Stack
OmniSwitch 6400 Series Hardware Users Guide
April 2011
page 5-5
Redundant Management Module Failover (Two Switches)
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Offline
Primary
Offline
Secondary
Primary
!
A stack of two OmniSwitch 6400 Series switches is
operating normally. The stack consists of a primary
module and a secondary module. (The software on both
elements in the stack is synchronized.)
The primary management module fails or is taken
offline (e.g., powered off or rebooted by the user).
The switch operating as the secondary management module
immediately takes over the primary role. It is at this point
essentially operating as a stand-alone switch.
If the switch that previously failed or was taken offline
comes back online, it will assume the secondary role in the
stack.
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