Solved: Catalyst 6509 Supervisor Redundancy

whitbych1 · ‎04-21-2008

In my current network environment, I have 1 Catalyst 6509 as my core device. I have a secondary Sup 720 Module that I'm installing so that I can configure NSF with SSO for my network. Is it best to schedule downtime for my Core Switch or can I hot install my secondary Sup Module.

lamav · ‎04-21-2008

Hi:

The supervisor modules are hot-swappable.

However, if you hot insert a second supervisor engine, the second module will communicate with the active supervisor engine after completing its initial module-level diagnostics. Because the active supervisor engine is already switching traffic on the backplane, no switching-bus diagnostics are run for the second supervisor engine because running diagnostics can disrupt the normal traffic. The second supervisor engine immediately enters standby mode. The active supervisor engine downloads the software image and configuration to the standby supervisor engine, if necessary.

HTH

Victor

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Edison Ortiz · ‎04-21-2008

When implementating a new feature on a live network, it's always best practice to perform such implementation during a maintenance window.

During the maintenance window, you can safely deploy the feature, test the feature and back out if it doesn't work without impacting the network.

HTH,

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Edison.

whitbych1 · ‎04-21-2008

Undoubtedly there will be a maintenance window. I just need to know if I need to power down my entire core in order to install the secondary module. I have 4 separate properties that would be affected, including over 200 access layer switches.

lamav · ‎04-21-2008

Hi:

The supervisor modules are hot-swappable.

However, if you hot insert a second supervisor engine, the second module will communicate with the active supervisor engine after completing its initial module-level diagnostics. Because the active supervisor engine is already switching traffic on the backplane, no switching-bus diagnostics are run for the second supervisor engine because running diagnostics can disrupt the normal traffic. The second supervisor engine immediately enters standby mode. The active supervisor engine downloads the software image and configuration to the standby supervisor engine, if necessary.

HTH

Victor

whitbych1 · ‎04-21-2008

Thanks, Victor. This is the exact behavior that I desire.

lamav · ‎04-21-2008

Glad I can help and thanks for the rating.

Good luck.

Victor