
Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules Feature Guide
Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios
| Table 4 | Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios | 
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| Stack master election | Connect two  | Only one of the two stack masters becomes the new | |
| specifically determined | through the Cisco StackWise ports. | stack master. | |
| by existing stack masters | 
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| 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. | 
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| priority value | 
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 | priority  | 
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 | configuration command to set one stack | 
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 | member with a higher member priority | 
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 | value. | 
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 | 3. Restart both stack members at the same | 
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| 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 | 
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 | default configuration and that the other | 
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 | stack member has a saved (nondefault) | 
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 | configuration file. | 
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 | 2. Restart both stack members at the same | 
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| 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 | 
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| services image | 
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 | installed and that the other stack | 
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 | member has the noncryptographic IP | 
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 | services image installed. | 
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 | 2. Restart both stack members at the same | 
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| 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 | 
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 | the noncryptographic IP services image | 
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 | installed and that the other stack | 
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 | member has the cryptographic IP base | 
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 | image installed. | 
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 | 2. Restart both stack members at the same | 
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