Cisco 3750G Configuration Guide - Page 129

Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks Understanding Switch Stacks As described in the hardware installation guide, you can use the switch port LEDs in Stack mode to visually determine the stack member number of each stack member. Stack Member Priority Values A higher priority value for a stack member increases its likelihood to be elected stack master and to retain its stack member number. The priority value can be 1 to 15. The default priority value is 1. You can display the stack member priority value by using the show switch user EXEC command. Note We recommend assigning the highest priority value to the switch that you prefer to be the stack master. This ensures that the switch is re-elected as stack master if a re-election occurs. You can change the priority value for a stack member by using the switch stack-member-number priority new-priority-value global configuration command. For more information, see the "Setting the Stack Member Priority Value" section on page 5-22. Another way to change the member priority value is by changing the SWITCH_PRIORITY environment variable, as explained in the "Controlling Environment Variables" section on page 3-15. 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 the switch stack resets. Switch Stack Offline Configuration You can use the offline configuration feature to provision (to supply a configuration to) a new switch before it joins the switch stack. You can configure in advance the stack member number, the switch type, and the interfaces associated with a switch that is not currently part of the stack. The configuration that you create on the switch stack is called the provisioned configuration. The switch that will be added to the switch stack and that receives this configuration is called the provisioned switch. You manually create the provisioned configuration through the switch stack-member-number provision type global configuration command. The provisioned configuration also is automatically created when a switch is added to a switch stack that is running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)SE or later and when no provisioned configuration exists. When you configure the interfaces associated with a provisioned switch (for example, as part of a VLAN), the switch stack accepts the configuration, and the information appears in the running configuration. The interface associated with the provisioned switch is not active, operates as if it is administratively shut down, and the no shutdown interface configuration command does not return it to active service. The interface associated with the provisioned switch does not appear in the display of the specific feature; for example, it does not appear in the show vlan user EXEC command output. The switch stack retains the provisioned configuration in the running configuration whether or not the provisioned switch is part of the stack. You can save the provisioned configuration to the startup configuration file by entering the copy running-config startup-config privileged EXEC command. The startup configuration file ensures that the switch stack can reload and can use the saved information whether or not the provisioned switch is part of the switch stack. OL-8550-02 Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide 5-7