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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Content Switching Module with SSL Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Content Switching Module with SSL Commands
ft group
ft group
To enter the fault tolerant submode, and then configure fault tolerance on the CSM, use the ft group
command. To remove the fault-tolerant configuration, use the no form of this command.
ft group group-id vlan vlan number
no ft group
Syntax Description
Defaults This command has no default settings.
Command Modes Module CSM configuration submode
Command History
Usage Guidelines A fault-tolerant group is comprised of two Catalyst 6500 series switches each containing a CSM
configured for fault-tolerant operation. Each fault-tolerant group appears to network devices as a single
device. A network may have more than one fault-tolerant group.
When you enter the fault tolerance group submode, the following commands are available:
• default—Sets a command to its default.
• exit—Saves changes and exits from the subcommand mode; see the “agent (DFP submode)”
command section.
• failover—Saves changes and exits from the subcommand mode; see the “failover (fault tolerant
submode)” command section.
• heartbeat-time—Saves changes and exits from the subcommand mode; see the “heartbeat-time
(fault tolerant submode)” command section.
• no—Negates a command or sets the specified command to its defaults.
• preempt—Sets optional parameters for a specified IP address. See the “preempt (fault tolerant
submode)” command section.
• priority—Configures the CAPP port. Range is from 1 to 65535; default is 5002. See the “priority
(fault tolerant submode)” command section.
group-id ID of the fault-tolerant group. Both CSMs must have the same group
ID. Range is from 1 to 254.
vlan vlan number Specifies the VLAN over which heartbeat messages are sent by
VLAN number. Both CSMs must have the same VLAN ID. The
range is from 2 to 4095.
Release Modification
CSM release 1.1(1) This command was introduced.
CSM-S release 1.1(1) This command was introduced.
