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Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Managing Switch Stacks
Understanding Switch Stacks
You back up and restore the stack configuration in the same way as you would for a standalone switch
configuration. For more information about file systems and configuration files, see Appendix B,
“Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images.”
Additional Considerations for System-Wide Configuration on Switch Stacks
These sections provide additional considerations for configuring system-wide features 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 8-5
• “IEEE 802.1x Authentication and Switch Stacks” section on page 10-7
• “VTP and Switch Stacks” section on page 14-6
• “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 19-8
• “DHCP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page 22-8
• “IGMP Snooping and Switch Stacks” section on page 24-7
• “Port Security and Switch Stacks” section on page 26-17
• “CDP and Switch Stacks” section on page 27-2
• “SPAN and RSPAN and Switch Stacks” section on page 30-10
• “ACLs and Switch Stacks” section on page 34-6
• “EtherChannel and Switch Stacks” section on page 37-10
• “IP Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page 38-3
• “IPv6 and Switch Stacks” section on page 39-7
• “HSRP and Switch Stacks” section on page 40-4
• “Multicast Routing and Switch Stacks” section on page 42-9
• “Fallback Bridging and Switch Stacks” section on page 44-3
Switch Stack Management Connectivity
You manage the switch stack and the stack member interfaces through the stack master. You can use the
CLI, SNMP, Network Assistant, and CiscoWorks network management applications. You cannot
manage stack members on an individual switch basis.
These sections provide switch stack connectivity information:
• Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through an IP Address, page 5-17
• Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through an SSH Session, page 5-17
• Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through Console Ports or Ethernet Management Ports, page 5-17
• Connectivity to Specific Stack Members, page 5-17