Conduct a Test Switchover

IMPORTANT:
To confirm that configured settings behave as expected, we recommend that you test a switchover before placing the redundant chassis pair in operation.
To verify that your redundancy system switches over as expected, follow these steps. Your system must be fully qualified before you begin.
  1. Access the RMCT for the primary redundancy module.
  2. On the Synchronization tab, select Initiate Switchover.
    Initiate Switchover button
  3. When the following message appears, select Yes to begin the switchover.
    Initiate Switchover message
  4. Verify that the switchover was successful.
If your Auto-synchronization setting is Always, your system begins synchronizing immediately after the switchover. To monitor the synchronization of your system after you initiate the test switchover, you can use these methods:
  • On the Synchronization Status tab in the RMCT, refer to the Secondary Readiness column. The states No Partner, Disqualified, Synchronizing, and Synchronized indicate the stages of synchronization.
  • On the front panel of the redundancy modules, refer to the status messages.
  • Run a second test switchover where you power off the primary chassis to initiate the switchover.
IMPORTANT:
We recommend that you perform a power cycle switchover once per year to proof test the redundancy system. This test can also help improve availability calculations.
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