CLI Guide

Switch Management Commands 2349
standby
Use the standby command to configure the standby unit in the stack. This
unit comes up as the master when the stack failover occurs. Use the no form
of this command to reset to default, in which case, a standby is automatically
selected from the existing stack units if there no preconfiguration.
Syntax
standby unit
no standby
• unit — Valid unit number in the stack. (Range: 1–12 maximum (less on
stacks with a restricted stack size, for example, AdvLite). The range is
limited to the number of units available on the stack.)
Default Configuration
The default configuration is to allow the software to automatically select a
standby unit.
Command Mode
Stack Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This unit comes up as the master when the stack failover occurs. Use the no
form of this command to reset to default, in which case, a standby is
automatically selected from the existing stack units if there is no
preconfiguration.
Examples
console(config)#stack
console(config-stack)#standby 2
Command History
User Guidelines updated in the 6.4 release.