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Switching to GRHA Mode

Accomplish the following steps to switch to GRHA mode:

1. Upgrade the SBC application either using LSWU or Platform Manager.
   
   

2. Stop the standby SBC application. On the SBC main screen, navigate to Administration > System Administration > Platform Management. The Platform and SBC Application Controls window is displayed. To stop the application, click Stop SBC Application in the status panel.

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   0 Figure 1 Stop SBC Application Panel

   
   For details, refer to the section System Administration - Platform Management.
   

   Note
   The services on standby SBC server must be stopped before switching to GRHA mode since the switch to GRHA mode causes a temporary HA link outage. The script will verify the state of the servers and make the necessary changes.

   
   

3. On the standby server, execute the following command:

   Note
   Bond monitoring is only applicable to SBC 5000/7000 series platforms.

   
   To set bond monitoring type to network-connect and leader election algorithm type to enhanced:
    

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   > request system admin sbx2 setHaConfig bondMonitoring network-connect leaderElection enhanced

   To set bond monitoring type to direct-connect and retain currentValue setting of leader election algorithm:

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   > request system admin sbx2 setHaConfig bondMonitoring direct-connect leaderElection currentValue

   
   

4. On the active server, execute the following command:

   
    To set bond monitoring type to network-connect and leader election algorithm type to enhanced:

   Code Block
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   > request system admin sbx1 setHaConfig bondMonitoring network-connect leaderElection enhanced

   To set bond monitoring type to direct-connect and retain currentValue setting of leader election algorithm:

   Code Block
   > request system admin sbx1 setHaConfig bondMonitoring direct-connect leaderElection currentValue

   
   
   

5. Start the standby server. Log on to SBC application in EMA Platform Mode.

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   0 Figure 1 Start SBC Application Panel

   
   For details, refer to the section System Administration - Platform Management.

   Note
   The standby server comes up and reconnects as standby with the GRHA mode enabled on both the machines.

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