Replacing A Failed Command Switch With Another Switch - Cisco 2950 - Catalyst Switch Configuration Manual

Using Recovery Procedures
Step 10 Enter Y at the first prompt.
The prompts in the setup program vary depending on the member switch 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 11 Respond to the questions in the setup program.
When prompted for the host name, recall that on a command switch, the host name is limited to
28 characters; on a member switch to 31 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last
characters in a host name for any switch.
When prompted for the Telnet (virtual terminal) password, recall that it can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric
characters, is case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces.
Step 12 When prompted for the enable secret and enable passwords, enter the passwords of the failed command
switch again.
Step 13 When prompted, make sure to enable the switch as the cluster command switch, and press Return.
Step 14 When prompted, assign a name to the cluster, and press Return.
The cluster name can be 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores.
After the initial configuration appears, verify that the addresses are correct.
Step 15
If the displayed information is correct, enter Y, and press Return.
Step 16
If this information is not correct, enter N, press Return, and begin again at Step 9.
Start your browser, and enter the IP address of the new command switch.
Step 17
From the Cluster menu, select Add to Cluster to display a list of candidate switches to add to the cluster.
Step 18

Replacing a Failed Command Switch with Another Switch

To replace a failed command switch with a switch that is command-capable but not part of the cluster,
follow these steps:
Insert the new switch in place of the failed command switch, and duplicate its connections to the cluster
Step 1
members.
Start a CLI session on the new command switch.
Step 2
You can access the CLI by using the console port or, if an IP address has been assigned to the switch, by
using Telnet. For details about using the console port, refer to the switch hardware installation guide.
At the switch prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
Step 3
Switch> enable
Switch#
Step 4 Enter the password of the failed command switch.
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