Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 - Page 88

Roles Within the Stack Managing OmniSwitch 6450 Stacks
page 6-6 OmniSwitch 6450 Hardware Users Guide July 2012
Redundant Management Module Failover (Two Switches)
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Offline
Primary
Offline
Secondary
Primary
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A stack of two OmniSwitch 6450 switches is
operating normally. The stack consists of a pri-
mary module and a secondary module. (The
The primary management module fails or is
taken offline (e.g., powered off or rebooted by
The switch operating as the secondary manage-
ment module immediately takes over the primary
If the switch that previously failed or was taken
offline comes back online, it will assume the sec-
ondary role in the stack.
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