Replacing A Failed Command Switch With A Cluster Member - Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Software Manual

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

Replacing a Failed Command Switch with a Cluster Member

Follow these steps to replace a failed command switch with a command-capable member of the same
cluster:
Disconnect the command switch from the member switches, and physically remove it from the cluster.
Step 1
Use a member switch in place of the failed command switch, and duplicate its connections to the cluster
Step 2
members.
Start a command-line interface (CLI) session on the new command switch.
Step 3
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 installation guide.
At the switch prompt, change to privileged EXEC mode:
Step 4
Switch> enable
Switch#
Step 5 Enter the password of the failed command switch.
Step 6 From privileged EXEC mode, enter global configuration mode.
Switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
From global configuration mode, remove previous command-switch information from the switch.
Step 7
Switch(config)# no cluster commander-address
Step 8 Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Switch(config)# exit
Switch#
Use the setup program to configure the switch IP information.
Step 9
This program prompts you for an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and password. From
privileged EXEC mode, enter setup, and press Return.
Switch# setup
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use Ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
Enter Y at the first prompt.
Step 10
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y
Step 11 Enter the switch IP address, and press Return:
Enter IP address: ip_address
Enter the subnet mask, and press Return:
Step 12
Enter IP netmask: ip_netmask
Enter Y at the next prompt to specify a default gateway (router):
Step 13
Would you like to enter a default gateway address? [yes]: y
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