Cisco Systems NME-16ES-1G manual Scenario Action Result

Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Feature Guide

Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios

Table 4	Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios
Scenario		Action	Result
Stack master election		Connect two powered-up switch stacks	Only one of the two stack masters becomes the new
specifically determined		through the Cisco StackWise ports.	stack master.
by existing stack masters
Stack master election		1. Connect two Cisco EtherSwitch service	The stack member with the higher priority value is
specifically determined		modules through their Cisco StackWise	elected stack master.
by the stack member		ports.
priority value		2. Use the switch stack-member-number
		priority priority-number global
		configuration command to set one stack
		member with a higher member priority
		value.
		3. Restart both stack members at the same
		time.
Stack master election		Assuming that both stack members have the	The stack member with the saved configuration file
specifically determined		same priority value:	is elected stack master.
by the configuration file		1. Make sure that one stack member has a
		default configuration and that the other
		stack member has a saved (nondefault)
		configuration file.
		2. Restart both stack members at the same
		time.
Stack master election		Assuming that all stack members have the	The stack member with the cryptographic IP
specifically determined		same priority value:	services image is elected stack master.
by the cryptographic IP		1. Make sure that one stack member has
services image
		the cryptographic IP services image
		installed and that the other stack
		member has the noncryptographic IP
		services image installed.
		2. Restart both stack members at the same
		time.
Stack master election		Assuming that all stack members have the	The stack member with the noncryptographic IP
specifically determined		same priority value:	services image is elected stack master.
by the IP services image		1. Make sure that one stack member has
		the noncryptographic IP services image
		installed and that the other stack
		member has the cryptographic IP base
		image installed.
		2. Restart both stack members at the same
		time.

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