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Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks
Understanding Switch Stacks
If you add a provisioned switch that is a different type than specified in the provisioned configuration to
a powered-down switch stack and then apply power, the switch stack rejects the (now incorrect)
switch
stack-member-number
provision
type
global configuration command in the startup configuration file.
However, during stack initialization, the nondefault interface configuration information in the startup
configuration file for the provisioned interfaces (potentially of the wrong type) is executed. Depending
on the differences between the actual switch type and the previously provisioned switch type, some
commands are rejected, and some commands are accepted.
Note
If the switch stack does not contain a provisioned configuration for a new switch, the switch joins the
stack with the default interface configuration. The switch stack then adds to its running configuration a
switch
stack-member-number
provision
type
global configuration command that matches the new
switch.
For configuration information, see the
“Provisioning a New Member for a Switch Stack” section on
.
Effects of Replacing a Provisioned Switch in a Switch Stack
When a provisioned switch in a switch stack fails, is removed from the stack, and is replaced with
another switch, the stack applies either the provisioned configuration or the default configuration to it.
The events that occur when the switch stack compares the provisioned configuration with the
provisioned switch are the same as those described in the
“Effects of Adding a Provisioned Switch to a
Switch Stack” section on page 5-10
Effects of Removing a Provisioned Switch from a Switch Stack
If you remove a provisioned switch from the switch stack, the configuration associated with the removed
stack member remains in the running configuration as provisioned information. To completely remove
the configuration, use the
no switch
stack-member-number
provision
global configuration command.
The stack member number of
the provisioned switch is not
found in the provisioned
configuration.
The switch stack applies the default
configuration to the provisioned switch
and adds it to the stack.
Table 5-1
Results of Comparing the Provisioned Configuration with the Provisioned Switch (continued)
Scenario
Result
