H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches - Manual (Page 17)

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z You cannot execute any command on the SMB, and you need to perform configurations at
the command line interface on the AMB, which will synchronize the configurations to the
SMB.
z When you upgrade an S7500E switch, ensure that the software versions of the AMB and
the SMB are the same, and you need to reboot the entire device after upgrading the switch.
Active and Standby Switchover Configuration Task List
Task Remarks
Ignoring Version Check of the SMB Optional
Restarting the SMB Optional
Manually Performing an Active and Standby Switchover Optional
Ignoring Version Check of the SMB
When the SMB is powered on, the system checks the versions of the AMB and SMB. If the
versions of the AMB and SMB are not consistent, the SMB cannot be started.
Follow these steps to disable the system from checking the version of the SMB:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Ignore version check of the
SMB
ha slave-ignore-version-check
Required
Enabled by default.
If the software versions of the AMB and SMB are greatly different, or the software difference
affects the use of the device, even if the ha slave-ignore-version-check command is
configured, the SMB will not necessarily be started normally. Therefore, to ensure the normal
operation of the device, you are recommended to use the same software version for the AMB
and SMB.