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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