Cluster Commander-Address - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands

cluster commander-address

You do not need to enter this command. The command switch automatically provides its MAC address
to member switches when these switches join the cluster. The member switch adds this information and
other cluster information to its running configuration file. Enter the no form of this global configuration
command from the member switch console port to remove it from a cluster only during debugging or
recovery procedures.
Syntax Description mac-address
member number (Optional) Number of a configured member switch. The range is from 0 to 15.
name name
Defaults The switch is not a member of any cluster.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History Release
12.0(5.2)WC(1)
Usage Guidelines
A cluster member can have only one command switch.
The member switch retains the identity of the command switch during a system reload by using the
mac-address parameter.
You can enter the no form on a member switch to remove it from the cluster during debugging or
recovery procedures. You would normally use this command from the member switch console port only
when the member has lost communication with the command switch. With normal switch configuration,
we recommend that you remove member switches only by entering the no cluster member n global
configuration command on the command switch.
When a standby command-switch becomes active (becomes the command switch), it removes the cluster
commander-address line from its configuration.
Examples
This is an example of text from the running configuration of a cluster member:
Switch(config)# show running-config
<output truncated>
cluster commander-address 00e0.9bc0.a500 member 4 name my_cluster
<output truncated>
78-11381-05
cluster commander-address mac-address [member number name name]
no cluster commander-address
MAC address of the cluster command switch.
(Optional) Name of the configured cluster up to 31 characters.
Modification
This command was first introduced.
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