Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000435-01, June 2007)

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 47
Publication Number: 53-1000435-01
Administering High Availability
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To synchronize the services
1. Open the High Availability window as described in “Launching the High Availability Module” on
page 45.
2. Verify that HA Summary field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready.
If the HA Status field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready, you are done.
If the HA Status field displays Disruptive Failover Ready, continue with step 3.
3. Click the Synchronize Services button.
The Warning dialog box displays.
4. Click Yes and wait for the CPs to complete a synchronization of services, so that a
nondisruptive failover is ready.
5. Click Refresh to update the HA Status field.
When the HA Status field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready, a failover can be initiated
without disrupting frame traffic on the fabric.
FIGURE 24 High Availability window, Services tab
INITIATING A CP FAILOVER
A nondisruptive failover might take about 30 seconds to complete. During the failover, all of the
Web Tools windows and all associated child-windows are invalidated. You must close all Web Tools
windows and relaunch Web Tools.