Bob, We tried the HSRP mode at first in our 6513. What we learned was this:
1 - Both MSFCs must be configured the same with the exception of a few specific parameters (IP address, HSRP parameters, Apple Talk, etc.) or the ASICs wouldn't be programmed consistently. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008007fa3c.html#43570 2 - Since we use Apple Talk, we either had to manually make sure the two configurations were synchronized or deal with turning config sync on and off every time we needed to change something that wasn't handled by config sync. 3 - We didn't want to deal with the headache of manual synchronization. We finally decided SRM would work better for us. Just a single configuration to deal with. The down side is it can take up to 2 minutes to fail over to the redundant MSFC while all the tables repopulate. This time period is now configurable. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008007ec13.html#33310 Hope this helps. Ken >>> "McManus, Robert BGI SDC" 10/25/02 04:38PM >>> I was hoping someone could shed some light on this topic. Right now I have been given the responsibility to implement this on 2 new 6513's with dual supII's. I have been testing with basic configs using HSRP in addition to the Highavailabilty/configsync option. It has been nothing but confusing so far... Any info or experience with this feature would be appreciated. Thanks Bob Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56359&t=56325 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
