Why an Active switch HSRP after a reload does no get Active mode

[IngGerardo013]

Hello engineers,

  I am trying a basic HSRP configuration for a new implementation, tests have been 0.k. However after we power on the fisrt switch (L3) (active switch that   was previoulsy power off to test redundancy ) this switch, is on a standby switch! I mean it does not recover Active title. Instead now is standby. does not come back to be Active like was before power off.

is this normal?

Another question, is/are there any way to restart the router HSRP election (who´s active and who´s standby) between 2 switches with out to restart switches?

[mvsheik123 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

For the previously Active router to claim its role (as active), you can use 'standby preempt' option. For failover , you can use interface tracking than reload. Check the below link..

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094e8c.shtml

hth

MS

[cadet alain · Accepted solution]

Hi,

By default preemtion is disabled so if you want your Active device to be active again you'll have to configure preemption for the standby group with standby preempt command.

Regards

Alain

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[IngGerardo013]

thanks mvsheik123 and cadet alain,

     Since the begin of the test, I have configurated this command on both switches.. but the Active switch does not claim his role, maybe because the standby switch also has configurated standby preemp command...

I am going to check the literature provided by mvsheik123...