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Chapter5 Managing Switch Stacks
Understanding Stacks
For information about
The benefits of provisioning a switch stack, see the “Stack Offline Configuration” section on
page 5-7.
File systems and configuration files, see AppendixC, “Working with the Cisco IOS File System,
Configuration Files, and Software Images.”
Additional Considerations for System-Wide Configuration on Switch Stacks
“Planning and Creating Clusters” chapter in the Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant,
available on Cisco.com
“MAC Addresses and Switch Stacks” section on page7-21
“Setting the SDM Template” section on page8-6
“802.1x Authentication and Switch Stacks” section on page 10-12
“VTP and Switch Stacks” section on page 14-7
“Private VLANs and Switch Stacks” section on page16-6
“Spanning Tree and Switch Stacks” section on page 18-12
“MSTP and Switch Stacks” section on page19-9
“DHCP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page22-9
“IGMP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page24-7
“Port Security and Switch Stacks” section on page25-19
“CDP and Switch Stacks” section on page26-2
“SPAN and RSPAN and Switch Stacks” section on page29-10
“Configuring QoS” section on page 35-1
“ACLs and Switch Stacks” section on page34-6
“EtherChannel and Switch Stacks” section on page 36-10
“IP Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page38-3
“IPv6 and Switch Stacks” section on page39-9
“HSRP and Switch Stacks” section on page42-5
“Multicast Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page46-10
“Fallback Bridging and Switch Stacks” section on page 48-3
Stack Management Connectivity
You manage the stack and the member interfaces through the master. You can use the CLI, SNMP,
Network Assistant, and CiscoWorks network management applications. You cannot manage members as
individual switches.
Stack Through an IP Address, page5-16
Stack Through an SSH Session, page5-16
Stack Through Console Ports, page5-16
Specific Members, page5-16