OmniSwitch OS6860/OS6900/OS10K Troubleshooting Guide Part No.032996-00 Rev.A
AOS Release 7.X and 8.X January 2015
Alcatel-Lucent Page 22 of 148
to show all msgs in the trace buffer
> vcm_clean_public_trace ()
clean up IPC message trace buffer
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3.4. Scenarios :
To add a switch into an existing Virtual Chassis:
*** The failed state:
Prior to connecting the VFL cable, connect the console cable to the new non-configured unit. Determine what
directory the chassis is running from with the ‘show running-directory command’. It is possible it is currently
running at the certified directory.
-> show running-directory
CONFIGURATION STATUS
Running CMM : MASTER-PRIMARY,
CMM Mode : VIRTUAL-CHASSIS MONO CMM,
Current CMM Slot : CHASSIS-1 A,
Running configuration : CERTIFIED,
Certify/Restore Status : CERTIFIED
SYNCHRONIZATION STATUS
Running Configuration : NOT SYNCHRONIZED
Prepare the directory from which the switch has to boot from:
-> pwd
/flash
-> mkdir vc_dir
-> cd working
-> ls
Uos.img boot.md5 software.lsm vcboot.cfg vcsetup.cfg
-> cp Uos.img /flash/vc_dir
-> cp vcsetup.cfg /flash/vc_dir
-> reload from vc_dir no rollback-timeout
Confirm Activate (Y/N) : Y
This operation will verify and copy images before reloading.
It may take several minutes to complete....
Fri Jan 3 23:43:05 : ChassisSupervisor vcReloadMgr info message:
+++ vcReloadMgrReloadVC: starting reload sequence for image vc_dir
After the switch is rebooted, the switch is now running from the vc_dir directory:
-> show running-directory
CONFIGURATION STATUS
Running CMM : SLAVE-PRIMARY,
CMM Mode : VIRTUAL-CHASSIS MONO CMM,
Current CMM Slot : CHASSIS-1 A,
Running configuration : vc_dir,
Certify/Restore Status : CERTIFY NEEDED
SYNCHRONIZATION STATUS
Running Configuration : SYNCHRONIZED
For example, you want to add virtual Chassis 7 into a stack of 6, you can issue the follow command to the new
unit.