Configure High Availability On The Switch Stack - Cisco Catalyst 3850 Manual

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Configure High Availability on the Switch Stack

Step 1 Assign the active switch and standby switch with high stack-member priority values, so that network
operations are not affected during a stack-member failure.
Recommendation: For consistency, configure the stack-member priority used to determine the active
stack member. By configuring one member to be the active stack member, you ensure that this member
is always the active member through all stack elections, for the lifetime of the stack. The member with
the highest configured priority becomes the active member.
In a switch stack, the member most likely to fail is the active member. Therefore, in a switch stack with
three or more members, we recommend that you configure uplink connectivity on more than one stack
member and do not configure uplink connectivity on the active member. This way, uplink connectivity
is not affected if the active member fails.
In this document, the stack refers to a two-member stack, and the example here shows how to assign the
highest priority to member 1. Assign a secondary member by giving it a slightly lower priority. The
default priority is 1.
switch 1 priority 15
switch 2 priority 14
For additional information about managing switch stacks and configuring high availability features on
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the switch, see the
Configure the Switch to run in VTP Transparent Mode
Configure your switch to run in VTP transparent mode in order to avoid the VLAN configuration updates
Step 2
coming from the network, since they have the potential for unexpected behavior due to error operations.
Typically, VLANs are defined once during your initial switch configuration and do not require
continuous VTP updates after the switch is operational.
Configure an Access List to Limit Switch Access
Configure System Clock and Console Timestamps
Configure DHCP Snooping Security Features
Configure ARP Inspection
Configure EtherChannel Load Balancing
Create Access Layer VLANs
Create IPv6 First-Hop Security Policies
Increase the TFTP Block Size
Enable New Members to Automatically Update to the Switch Stack Image
Stack Manager and High Availability Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE
Best Practice User Guide for the Catalyst 3850 and Catalyst 3650 Switch Series
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