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current role of the higher-priority virtual switch is in standby mode, then the current active virtual switch performs a
SSO switchover after a preconfigured period of time so that the virtual switch with the higher switch priority takes over
as the active virtual switch (Figure 24).
Figure 24. Virtual Switch Preemption
You should enable Switch Preemption only on the switch that has the higher switch priority. With the following
command you can enable this function under the virtual switch configuration mode. You can specify an optional timer
value from 5 to 20 minutes, where this number represents the number of minutes the current active virtual switch
waits after it establishes communication with the peer standby virtual switch through the VSL. The default and
minimum time is set to 5 minutes. This timer is important, because it takes a variable amount of time after VSL
initialization to initialize the remaining modules and establish network connectivity.
vss#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
vss(config)#switch virtual domain 10
vss(config-vs-domain)#switch 2 preempt 7
vss(config-vs-domain)#^Z
vss#
Use the following command to verify the configuration:
vss#show switch virtual role
Switch Switch Status Preempt Priority Role Session ID
Number Oper(Conf) Oper(Conf) Local Remote
------------------------------------------------------------------
LOCAL 1 UP FALSE(N ) 100(100) ACTIVE 0 0
REMOTE 2 UP TRUE (Y*) 120(120) STANDBY 1170 1366
Standby operational preempt timer(switch 2): 7 minutes
Standby will takeover as active in approx. : 4 minutes
Standby configured preempt timer(switch 2): 7 minutes
In dual-active recovery mode: No
Preemption should only be configured if there is a compelling requirement to do so. If preemption is enabled, the
convergence time will be longer due to the fact that the switch will experience an additional reload. This additional
reload is necessary in order for the new switch to go from an active to a standby state.
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