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8. Release the network device from "maintenance mode", after checking that problems with network devices with standby status have
been solved.
9. Switch over the network device in active status that is the target of regular maintenance and the network device of the redundancy
configuration which is in standby status.
10. Then change the status of the remaining network device that is the target of regular maintenance from operational status to standby
status, and perform steps 3. to 8.
11. Announce that maintenance operations are complete.
See
- For details on how to configure and release the maintenance mode, refer to "22.1 Switchover of Maintenance Mode" in the "User's
Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
- For details on the rcxadm netdevice command, refer to "3.8 rcxadm netdevice" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
Note
- Regular maintenance may not be able to be performed using the described procedure depending on the maintenance details for
individual network devices. Before performing regular maintenance operations, ensure you check the information provided from the
network device vendors regarding the maintenance operations of network devices.
- Confirm the following items, using the manuals of network devices, in advance.
- The operations for network devices (status check, switchover and backup methods)
- Environmental differences which become problems due to redundancy configurations
- When performing regular maintenance for multiple network devices of redundancy configurations simultaneously, perform
replacement operations in units of the same redundancy configurations.
9.5.3 Procedure for Addition of Network Devices
This section explains the operation for adding network devices.
9.5.3.1 Adding L2 Switches to Handle Insufficient Numbers of Ports when Adding
Servers
This section explains the procedure for addition, assuming a case where it is necessary to add L2 switches, since the LAN ports of the L2
switch to connect to are insufficient when adding servers.
The explanation is mainly about operations related to L2 switches.
When there is no description, the following operations are performed by an infrastructure administrator.
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