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redundancy force-switchover
redundancy force -switchover
To force a switchover from the active to the standby supervisor engine, use the redundancy
force-switchover command.
redundancy force-switchover
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywo rds.
Defaults T his command has no default settings.
Command Modes Privileged EXE C mode
Usage Guidelines Be fore using this command, r efer to the “Performing a Software Upgrade” se ction of the Catalyst 4500
Series Switch Cisco IOS Software Configurati on Guide for additional information.
The redundancy force-switchover command conducts a manual switchover to the redundant supervisor
engine. The redundant super visor engine becomes t he new active supervisor engi ne running the
Cisco IOS image. The modules are reset.
The old active supervi sor engine reb oots wit h the new image a nd become s the stand by supervisor engine.
Examples This example shows how to switch over manually from the active to the standby supervisor engine:
Switch# redundancy force-switchover
Switch#
Related Commands Command Description
redundancy Enters the redundancy conf iguratio n mode.
show redundancy D isplays redundancy facility information.