Cluster Member - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands

cluster member

Use the cluster member global configuration command on the command switch to add members to a
cluster. Use the no form of this command to remove members from the cluster.
Syntax Description
n
mac-address H.H.H
password enable-password
vlan vlan-id
Defaults A newly enabled command switch has no associated cluster members.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History Release
12.0(5.2)WC(1)
Usage Guidelines
Enter this command only on the command switch to add a member to or remove a member from the
cluster. If you enter this command on a switch other than the command switch, the switch rejects the
command and displays an error message.
You must enter a member number to remove a switch from the cluster. However, you do not need to enter
a member number to add a switch to the cluster. The command switch selects the next available member
number and assigns it to the switch that is joining the cluster.
You must enter the enable password of the candidate switch for authentication when it joins the cluster.
The password is not saved in the running or startup configuration. After a candidate switch becomes a
member of the cluster, its password becomes the same as the command-switch password.
If a switch does not have a configured host name, the command switch appends a member number to the
command-switch host name and assigns it to the member switch.
If you do not specify a VLAN ID, the command switch automatically chooses a VLAN and adds the
candidate to the cluster.
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cluster member [n] mac-address H.H.H [password enable-password] [vlan vlan-id]
no cluster member n
Modification
This command was first introduced.
(Optional) The number that identifies a cluster member. The range
is from 0 to 15.
MAC address of the member switch in hexadecimal format.
(Optional) Enable password of the candidate switch. The password
is not required if there is no password on the candidate switch.
(Optional) VLAN ID through which the candidate is added to the
cluster by the command switch. The range is 1 to 4094 when the
enhanced software image (EI) is installed and 1 to 1001 when the
standard software image (SI) is installed. Do not enter leading
zeros.
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