Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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High Availability overview
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• 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
The High Availability window gets refreshed automatically. You can also click Refresh to update the
information displayed in the High Availability window.
Admin Domain considerations
To open the High Availability window, the switch must be a member of your current Admin Domain.
If the switch is not a member of the current Admin Domain, the Synchronized Services and Initiate
Failover buttons are unavailable.
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 “Launching the High Availability window” on
page 46.
2. Verify that the HA Status field displays HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized.
If the HA Status field displays HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized you are
finished.
If the HA Status field displays HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State not in sync, continue with
step 3.
3. Click Synchronize Services.
The Warning dialog box displays.