Cisco 7500 SERIES ROUTE SWITCH PROCESSOR 16 Specification Guide

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Route Switch Processor (RSP16) Installation and Configuration Guide
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  Configuring High System Availability
Note
Automatic synchronization mode is on by default. Therefore, unless you have disabled automatic
synchronization a manual update is not required. For more information about automatic synchronization,
see the
.
To set environment variables on the standby RSP when automatic synchronization is on, use the
following commands beginning in privileged EXEC mode:
Monitoring and Maintaining HSA Operation
To monitor and maintain HSA operation, you can override the standby image that is bundled with the
active image by using the following command in global configuration mode:
Note
The slave image system command, previously used to determine which image the standby runs, is not
valid with newer images containing HA features.
Command
Description
Step 1
Router(config)# boot system
(Optional) Specifies the system image that the router loads at
startup and stores it in the BOOT variable in the current running
configuration.
Note
For a complete syntax description and usage guidelines,
refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals
Command Reference
 publication.
Step 2
Router(config)# boot bootldr file-url
(Optional) Specifies the Flash file system and file name that ROM
uses at startup and stores it in the BOOTLDR variable in the
current running configuration
Step 3
Router(config)# boot config file-url
(Optional) Specifies the location of the configuration file that the
router uses at startup and stores it in the CONFIG_FILE
environment variable in the current running configuration.
Step 4
Router(config)# end
Exits global configuration mode and returns you to privileged
EXEC configuration mode.
Step 5
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Saves the settings to the startup configuration. This also puts the
information under that RSP’s ROM monitor control.
Step 6
Router# show bootvar
Verifies the environment variable settings.
Command
Purpose
Router(config)# hw-module slot image
Specifies which image the standby runs.