Cisco 6509 high availability info

must be running 6.3.1, or newer, on the sups
must be running 12.1.(8b)E8, or newer, on the MSFCs

log into console of sup1
type set system highavailability enable
type switch console 15 and log in

conf t
redundancy
 high-availability
 single-router-mode
end

wait about 20 seconds
type ^C^C^C

type switch console 16 and log in
move console cable to sup2

conf t
redundancy
 high-availability
 single-router-mode
end

move console cable to sup1
on first MSFC type write mem

move console cable to sup2
to verify config sync, type show start, look for the redundancy section and compare the interfaces

if successful sync, type reload do not save config if asked

move console cable to sup1
wait a minute or two for the images to synchronize. You should see message similar to these:

%SYS-5-SUP_MODSBY:Module 2 is in standby mode
%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNC:File synchronization process will start in 10 seconds
%SYS-5-PORT_SSUPOK:Ports on standby supervisor (module 2) are up
%SYS-3-MOD_PORTINTFINSYNC:Port Interface in sync for Module 2
%SYS-5-MOD_OK:Module 16 is online
%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCSTART:Active supervisor is synchronizing the NMP image
%SYS-5-SUP_IMGSYNCFINISH:Active supervisor has synchronized the NMP image

type session 15
type show redundancy to verify:

icore-gw>show redundancy
Designated Router: 1 Non-designated Router: 2

Redundancy Status: designated

Config Sync AdminStatus  : enabled

Config Sync RuntimeStatus: enabled

Single Router Mode AdminStatus  : enabled

Single Router Mode RuntimeStatus: enabled

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