Haenable – Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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haEnable

Enables the High Availability feature.

SYNOPSIS

haenable

DESCRIPTION

Use this command to enable the High Availability (HA) feature on a switch. If the HA feature is already
enabled, this command has no effect.

If the HA feature is disabled, this command enables it. The standby CP reboots as part of the process.
The command displays a warning message and prompts for confirmation before rebooting the CP.

NOTES

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.

OPERANDS

None

EXAMPLES

To enable the High Availability feature on a Brocade DCX 8510-8:

switch:admin> haenable

Warning: This command will enable the HA. It will reboot the standby

CP and require all telnet, secure telnet, and SSH sessions to the

standby CP to be restarted

Are you sure you want to go ahead [y/n]?y

To verify that High Availability is enabled:

switch:admin> hashow

Local CP (Slot 7, CP1): Active, Warm Recovered

Remote CP (Slot 6, CP0): Standby, Healthy

HA enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State synchronized