This section explains how headless mode enables uninterrupted traffic flow on the NCS 1014 during control plane disruptions.
A headless mode is a system operation mode that
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enables Cisco NCS 1014 to continue forwarding traffic when the controller card is absent, failed, or being restarted
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allows fault propagation for client and trunk ports, and
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maintains errorless operation unless there is any line-level activity or the traffic is encrypted and the keys have expired beyond a predefined maximum duration.
During headless mode, the control plane will be unavailable. You cannot provision new configurations, view operational data, or perform performance monitoring without a functional controller.