Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual page 898

Recovering from a Command Switch Failure
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
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 that 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 hostname, recall that on a command switch, the hostname 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 hostname 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
When prompted, assign a name to the cluster, and press Return.
Step 14
The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.
Step 15 After the initial configuration displays, 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
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