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pjcampbell_7243
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Mar 23, 2010

Manual fail over?

We have 2 BIG-IPs (BIG-IP 9.4.3 Build 1.4 Final ) setup in Active/Standby. We want to take down the secondary, and move it physically then let the secondary take over as primary so we can also move the primary.

 

 

If I click on "Force to standby" on my primary in the web interface under System -> High availability, will the secondary automatically take over?

 

 

Is there a better way to do this?

 

 

Also how quickly should I expect the secondary to take over.....

 

 

Thanks.

 

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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Mar 23, 2010
    Force to standby or 'b fo standby' on the CLI are the same/best options for forcing the peer to go active. The failover should be relatively quick (a few seconds). If it's a critical live environment, it would be best to wait for a maintenance window or at least a low traffic period.

     

     

    Aaron