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Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 43 Troubleshooting
Preventing Switch Stack Problems
Step 4
Boot the system:
Switch:
boot
You are prompted to start the setup program. To continue with password recovery, enter
N
at the prompt:
Continue with the configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
N
Step 5
At the switch prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
Switch>
enable
Step 6
Enter global configuration mode:
Switch#
configure terminal
Step 7
Change the password:
Switch (config)#
enable secret
password
The secret password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case
sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces.
Step 8
Return to privileged EXEC mode:
Switch (config)#
exit
Switch#
Note
Before continuing to Step 9, power on any connected stack members and wait until they have
completely initialized.
Step 9
Write the running configuration to the startup configuration file:
Switch#
copy running-config startup-config
The new password is now in the startup configuration.
Note
This procedure is likely to leave your switch virtual interface in a shutdown state. You can see
which interface is in this state by entering the
show running-config
privileged EXEC command.
To re-enable the interface, enter the
interface
vlan
vlan-id
global configuration command, and
specify the VLAN ID of the shutdown interface. With the switch in interface configuration
mode, enter the
no shutdown
command.
Step 10
You must now reconfigure the switch. If the system administrator has the backup switch and VLAN
configuration files available, you should use those.
Preventing Switch Stack Problems
Note
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Make sure that the switches 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.