Redundancy Force-Switchover - Cisco 4500M Command Reference Manual

redundancy force-switchover

redundancy force-switchover
To force a switchover from the active to the standby supervisor engine, use the redundancy
force-switchover command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
This command has no default settings.
Command Modes
EXEC
Command History Release
12.1(12c)EW
Usage Guidelines
Before using this command, refer to the "Performing a Software Upgrade" section of the Catalyst4500
Series Switch CiscoIOS Software Configuration Guide for additional information.
The redundancy force-switchover command conducts a manual switchover to the redundant supervisor
engine. The redundant supervisor engine becomes the new active supervisor engine running the
CiscoIOS image. The modules are reset.
The old active supervisor engine reboots with the new image and becomes the standby supervisor
engine.
Examples
This example shows how to switch over manually from the active to the standby supervisor engine:
Switch# redundancy force-switchover
Switch#
Related Commands
redundancy
show redundancy
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Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch
(Catalyst 4507R only.)
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