Redundancy Force-Switchover - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

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
Privileged EXEC mode
Command History Release
12.1(12c)EW
Usage Guidelines
Before using this command, refer to the "Performing a Software Upgrade" section of the Catalyst 4500
Series Switch Cisco IOS 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
Cisco IOS 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 Command
redundancy
show redundancy
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redundancy force-switchover
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch
(Catalyst 4507R only).
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
Description
Enters the redundancy configuration mode.
Displays redundancy facility information.
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