Configuration Examples For Switch Stacks; Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios - Cisco Catalyst 3560CX Series Manual

Managing Switch Stacks

Configuration Examples for Switch Stacks

Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios

Most of these switch stack configuration scenarios assume that at least two device are connected through their
ports.
Table 4: Configuration Scenarios
Scenario
Active switch election
specifically determined
by existing active
switches
Active switch election
specifically determined
by the stack member
priority value
Active switch election
specifically determined
by the configuration file
Active switch election
specifically determined
by the MAC address
Connect two powered-on switch stacks
through the ports.
1. Connect two switches through their
ports.
2. Use the switch stack-member-number
priority new-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.
Assuming that both stack members have the
same priority value:
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.
Assuming that both stack members have the
same priority value, configuration file, and
feature set, restart both stack members at the
same time.
Configuration Examples for Switch Stacks
Result
Only one of the two active switches
becomes the new active switch.
The stack member with the higher
priority value is elected active switch.
The stack member with the saved
configuration file is elected active
switch.
The stack member with the lower
MAC address is elected active switch.
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