Cisco Systems 3750E Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios, Use the switch stack-member-number

Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks

Understanding Switch Stacks

Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios

Table 5-2provides switch stack configuration scenarios. Most of the scenarios assume that at least two switches are connected through their StackWise Plus ports.

Table 5-2	Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios
Scenario			Result
Stack master election		Connect two powered-on switch stacks	Only one of the two stack masters becomes the new
specifically determined		through the StackWise Plus ports.	stack master. None of the other stack members
by existing stack masters			become the stack master.
Stack master election		1. Connect two switches through their	The stack member with the higher priority value is
specifically determined		StackWise Plus ports.	elected stack master.
by the stack member		2. Use the switch stack-member-number
priority value
		priority new-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 image and
specifically determined		same priority value:	the IP services feature set is elected stack master.
by the cryptographic		1. Make sure that one stack member has
software image and the IP
		the cryptographic image installed and
services feature set and
		the IP services feature set enabled and
the IP services feature set
		that the other stack member has the
		noncryptographic image installed and
		the IP services feature set enabled.
		2. Restart both stack members at the same
		time.

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