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Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks
Configuring the Switch Stack
Setting the Stack Member Priority Value
Note
This task is available only from the stack master.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign a priority value to a stack member:
This procedure is optional.
Provisioning a New Member for a Switch Stack
Note
This task is available only from the stack master.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to provision a new member for a switch stack.
This procedure is optional.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
switch
stack-member-number
priority
new-priority-number
Specify the stack member number and the new priority for the stack
member. The stack member number range is 1 to 9. The priority value
range is 1 to 15.
You can display the current priority value by using the
show switch
user
EXEC command.
The new priority value takes effect immediately but does not affect the
current stack master. The new priority value helps determine which
stack member is elected as the new stack master when the current stack
master or switch stack resets.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
reload slot
stack-member-number
Reset the stack member, and apply this configuration change.
Step 5
show switch
stack-member-number
Verify the stack member priority value.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
show switch
Display summary information about the switch stack.
Step 2
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 3
switch
stack-member-number
provision
type
Specify the stack member number for the preconfigured switch. By
default, no switches are provisioned.
For
stack-member-number
, the range is 1 to 9. Specify a stack member
number that is not already used in the switch stack. See Step 1.
For
type
, enter the model number of a supported switch that is listed in
the command-line help strings.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.