Replacing A Failed Command Switch With Another Switch - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Using Recovery Procedures
Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity
for management of the system, extended setup will ask you
to configure each interface on the system
Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]:
Enter Y at the first prompt.
Step 10
The prompts in the setup program vary depending on the member switch you selected to be the command
switch:
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y
or
Configuring global parameters:
If this prompt does not appear, enter enable, and press Return. Enter setup, and press Return to start
the setup program.
Respond to the questions in the setup program.
Step 11
When prompted for the host name, recall that on a command switch, the host name is limited to
28 characters; on a member switch to 31 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last
characters in a host name for any switch.
When prompted for the Telnet (virtual terminal) password, recall that it can be from 1 to 25
alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.
When prompted for the enable secret and enable passwords, enter the passwords of the failed command
Step 12
switch again.
When prompted, make sure to enable the switch as the cluster command switch, and press Return.
Step 13
Step 14 When prompted, assign a name to the cluster, and press Return.
The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.
Step 15 After the initial configuration appears, verify that the addresses are correct.
Step 16 If the displayed information is correct, enter Y, and press Return.
If this information is not correct, enter N, press Return, and begin again at Step 9.
Start your browser, and enter the IP address of the new command switch.
Step 17
From the Cluster menu, select Add to Cluster to display a list of candidate switches to add to the cluster.
Step 18

Replacing a Failed Command Switch with Another Switch

To replace a failed command switch with a switch that is command-capable but not part of the cluster,
follow these steps:
Step 1 Insert the new switch in place of the failed command switch, and duplicate its connections to the cluster
members.
Step 2 Start a CLI session on the new command switch.
You can access the CLI by using the console port or, if an IP address has been assigned to the switch,
by using Telnet. For details about using the console port, refer to the switch hardware installation guide.
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