
Availability, mobility, and controller functionality
Summit WM Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 4.1 User Guide
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Events and actions during a failover
If one of the Summit WM series switches in a pair fails, the connection between the two Summit WM
series switches is lost. This triggers a failover mode condition, and a critical message is displayed in the
information log of the remaining Summit WM series switch.
After the Altitude AP on the failed Summit WM series switch loses its connection, it will try to connect
to all enabled interfaces on both controllers without rebooting. If the Altitude AP is unsuccessful, it will
begin the discovery process. If the Altitude AP is not successful in connecting to the Summit WM series
switch after five minutes of attempting, the Altitude AP will reboot.
If the AP is assigned to different WM-ADs on the two controllers, it will reboot. Because of the pairing
of the two Summit WM series switches, the Altitude AP will then register with the other Summit WM
series switch.
All user sessions using the AP that fails over will terminate unless the Maintain client sessions in
event of poll failure option is enabled on the AP Properties tab or AP Default Settings screen.
NOTE
An Altitude AP connects first to a Summit WM series switch registered as ac_manager and, if not found, then seeks
an ru_manager. If the primary Summit WM series switch fails, the secondary one registers as ru_manager. This
enables the secondary Summit WM series switch to be found by Altitude APs after they reboot.
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