DescriptionHow to setup Nplus1 Redundancy
ScopeKB ARTICLE TYPE:
Configuration
RELATED
PRODUCTS: N/A
RELATED SOFTWARE
VERSIONS: N/A
KEYWORDS:
redundancy, Nplus1, system director
SolutionFor
N+1 to work check the
following:- The slave and
master must be the same model and running the same software version of
System Director.
- The master and slave must use
static IP (DHCP addresses are not supported).
- Master
and slave controller must be on the same IP
subnet.
Setup
Configuration:
You must configure all the masters
first.
- Enter the CLI through
console or SSH
- Enter configuration mode by typing
"configure terminal"
- Now start N+1 by entering
"nplus1 start master"
- To verify if N+1 has started
exit configuration mode type "exit" and then "sh
nplus1"
Setting up slave:
- Enter the CLI through console or
SSH
- Enter configuration mode by typing "configure
terminal"
- Now start N+1 by entering "nplus1 start
slave"
- Supply host name and IP "nplus1 add
[hostname] [IP]"
- Enter
password
- To check that the controller was added "do
show nplus1"
- Enable master on slave "nplus1 enable
[IP]"
- "exit"
- To check if master
controller has been enabled "show
nplus1"