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Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks

Understanding Stacks

For information about

• The benefits of provisioning a switch stack, see the “Stack Offline Configuration” section on

page 5-7.

• File systems and configuration files, see Appendix C, “Working with the Cisco IOS File System,

Configuration Files, and Software Images.”

Additional Considerations for System-Wide Configuration on Switch Stacks

• “Planning and Creating Clusters” chapter in the Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant,

available on Cisco.com

• “MAC Addresses and Switch Stacks” section on page 7-21

• “Setting the SDM Template” section on page 8-6

• “802.1x Authentication and Switch Stacks” section on page 10-12

• “VTP and Switch Stacks” section on page 14-7

• “Private VLANs and Switch Stacks” section on page 16-6

• “Spanning Tree and Switch Stacks” section on page 18-12

• “MSTP and Switch Stacks” section on page 19-9

• “DHCP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page 22-9

• “IGMP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page 24-7

• “Port Security and Switch Stacks” section on page 25-19

• “CDP and Switch Stacks” section on page 26-2

• “SPAN and RSPAN and Switch Stacks” section on page 29-10

• “Configuring QoS” section on page 35-1

• “ACLs and Switch Stacks” section on page 34-6

• “EtherChannel and Switch Stacks” section on page 36-10

• “IP Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page 38-3

• “IPv6 and Switch Stacks” section on page 39-9

• “HSRP and Switch Stacks” section on page 42-5

• “Multicast Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page 46-10

• “Fallback Bridging and Switch Stacks” section on page 48-3

Stack Management Connectivity

You manage the stack and the member interfaces through the master. You can use the CLI, SNMP,

Network Assistant, and CiscoWorks network management applications. You cannot manage members as

individual switches.

• Stack Through an IP Address, page 5-16

• Stack Through an SSH Session, page 5-16

• Stack Through Console Ports, page 5-16

• Specific Members, page 5-16