Chapter 4      Managing Devices

Managing Device Redundancy

CSM 3.x or later, see 

Entering CSM Redundant Device Information, 

page 4 39

Tip

You must manually configure your redundant devices and add your device 

credentials before the device redundant dialog box will display in the device 

credentials pane.

Related Topics

CSM Configuration Example, page 4 47

Managing Device Redundancy, page 4 37

Entering CSS Redundant Device Information

With CSS redundant devices, the primary and backup CSS share the same IP 

address. As a result of this sharing, the Hosting Solution Engine requires you to 

enter the management interface IP address of each device.

The CSS management interface IP is not routable, so at least one HSE interface 

needs to be in the same subnet in order to manage the redundant CSS pair. 

If you are not sure about how to determine the management interface of the CSS 

device, see the CSS documentation on Cisco.com.

Procedure

Step 1

After you have added the CSS seed devices, select Devices >Device 

Management >Device Redundancy.

Step 2

Click Add to add your redundant devices.

If you want to create a CSS VIP redundancy, see 

CSS VIP Redundancy, 

page 5 84

.

Step 3

Enter your CSS pair name, select your device pair from the listed devices, then 

click Next.

Step 4

Select the validate device credentials check box and click Next.

Step 5

Click Finish after reviewing the verification summary window if device 

redundancy was successful. If the task was not successful, click Cancel or Back 

and fix the cause of the failure, then complete the steps again.

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