Description

Observed error message "error: unknown command: config" when tried to enter into configuration mode from backup routing engine.


"Configuration is allowed only from the Routing Engine with GlobalIPOwner attribute assigned. Please check "show system nodes" command output."

Symptoms

Tried to enter configuration mode from back routing engine.


labroot@jtac-ptx10008-scapa-r2003-re0> config  

error: unknown command: config

Configuration is allowed only from the Routing Engine with GlobalIPOwner attribute assigned. Please check "show system nodes" command output.


{backup}

labroot@jtac-ptx10008-scapa-r2003-re0> show system nodes    

Node: fpc1

 Node Id  : 2201170739217

 Node Nonce : 4223099365

 Status   : online, apps-ready

 Attributes : ASICS (Active), BT (Active), FABRIC_PFE (Active), FPC (Active), PIC (Active), SECURITYD (Active), TIMINGD_FPC (Active)


Node: re0

 Node Id  : 2201170739204

 Node Nonce : 1187376493

 Status   : online, apps-ready

 Attributes : BackupRE (Active), FABRIC_CONTROL (Spare), FABRIC_FCHIP_PARALLEL (Spare), PFE_TOKEN (Spare), RE (Spare), TIMINGD_RE (Spare)


Node: re1

 Node Id  : 2201170739205

 Node Nonce : 1951815693

 Status   : online, apps-ready

 Attributes : FABRIC_CONTROL (Active), FABRIC_FCHIP_PARALLEL (Active), PFE_TOKEN (Active), RE (Active), TIMINGD_RE (Active), MasterRE (Active), GlobalIPOwner (Active)


{backup}

Solution

Node RE1 is assigned with attribute GlobalIPOwner (Active), thus we can go to configuration mode only via master routing engine-RE1.


Modification History

2025-01-31 : Article Created