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Chapter5 Managing Switch Stacks
Configuring the Switch Stack
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign a priority value to a stack member:
This procedure is optional.
Provisioning a New Member for a Switch Stack
Note This task is available only from the stack master.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to provision a new member for a switch stack.
This procedure is optional.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 switch stack-member-number priority
new-priority-number Specify the stack member number and the new priority for the stack
member. The stack member number range is 1 to 9. The prio rit y value
range is 1 to 15.
You can display the current priority va lue by using the sho w switch user
EXEC command.
The new priority value takes effect immediately but does not affect the
current stack master. The new priority value helps determine which stack
member is elected as the new stack master when the curren t stack mast er
or switch stack resets.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 reload slot stack-member-number Reset the stack member, and apply this configuration ch ange .
Step5 show switch stack-member-number Verify the stack member priority value.
Step6 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step1 show switch Display summary information about the switch stack.
Step2 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step3 switch stack-member-number provision
type Specify the stack member number for the preconfigured switch. By
default, no switches are provisioned.
For stack-member-number, the range is 1 to 9. Specify a stack member
number that is not already used in the switch stack. See Step 1.
For type, enter the model number of a supported switch that is listed in
the command-line help strings.
Step4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step5 show running-config Verify the correct numbering of interfaces in the running configuration
file.
Step6 show switch stack-member-number Verify the status of the provisioned switch. For stack-member-number,
enter the same number as in Step 1.
Step7 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.