Can physical interface names in a Catalyst Switch Stack be renamed?

[InquiringTech]

We have a series of three C9200 switches joined into a logical stack in the back (I believe StackWise but it was done over at hq), but the names of the ports on them don't correspond with what we have designated the switches. For example the 1/0/1 and so on interfaces are on Switch 2 while the 2/0/1 and such are on Switch 1. The third one does have the correct convention (3/0/1, etc.). I don't know if there is a way to manually rename the interfaces themselves, but I guess the designation for the ports came about when the switches were first combined into the stack. It's not a huge deal but may become confusing in administering the switches down the road as we expand. Any ideas about how to address this?

Thanks.

[Flavio Miranda]

You can change this by configuration. You need to undo your stack and build it again and then make sure that they follow the sequence. 

You can interfere on this sequence by using switch priority. 

This doc was made for 3850 but the same logic applies.

https://community.cisco.com/t5/networking-documents/changing-a-switch-member-number-in-a-3850-stack/ta-p/3160671#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20change%20the,configuration%20change%20for%20that%20switch. 

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

There are 2 ways to make this change. 

One is what Flavio suggested, which means you have to break the stack and redo everything including all your configuration. That is a lot of work for wanting to correspond a physical port with a logical configuration.

The second one is to simply put a large sticker on each physical switch to match the logical configuration. For example, the top switch in the rack is switch-2, the next one below is switch-3, the one below that is switch-1, and so on... This way, when you send someone to unplug a port from switch-1 they see the note on it and disconnect the cable from the right switch, and not the top or the very bottom one.

HTH

[Jon Marshall]

Reza 

That's exactly I would do as well. 

Jon

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi Jon,

Hope you are doing well, and good seeing you on the forum again!

It has been a long time.

Reza

[Jon Marshall]

Hi Reza 

Doing fine, hope you are good as well. 

Good to see you still on here. 

Jon

[InquiringTech]

Yeah they currently do have stickers on them and those can be moved. But the one we have labelled Switch 1 is the main or primary one on top of the stack, and in all of our network maps and diagrams. I guess we'll just have to modify those accordingly.

Thanks.