Preventing Switch Stack Problems - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

Example:
Switch# setup
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y
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 '[]'.
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]:
Step 6 Enter Y at the first prompt.
Example:
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.
Step 7 Respond to the questions in the setup program.
When prompted for the hostname, it is limited to 28 characters and 31 characters on a member switch. 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, it is 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.
Step 8 When prompted for the enable secret and enable passwords, enter the passwords of the failed command switch again.
Step 9 When prompted, make sure to enable the switch as the cluster command switch, and press Return.
Step 10 When prompted, assign a name to the cluster, and press Return.
The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.
Step 11
After the initial configuration displays, verify that the addresses are correct.
Step 12 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.
Step 13 Start your browser, and enter the IP address of the new command switch.
Step 14 From the Cluster menu, select Add to Cluster to display a list of candidate switches to add to the cluster.

Preventing Switch Stack Problems

To prevent switch stack problems, you should do the following:
• Make sure that the Switch that you add to or remove from the switch stack are powered off. For all
powering considerations in switch stacks, see the "Switch Installation" chapter in the hardware installation
guide.
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