Hello Community,
I have a question regarding "How to replace a failed Cisco 3650 Switch in a Stack"
I know that it needs to change the switch number and priority accordingly to the old member (that will be replaced)
I'm looking for step-by-step procedures
Could you please confirm next:
Step 1: Power up the switch and wait for it to boot.
* DO NOT attach any stacking cable.
Note, attaching a stack cable to a powered switch will cause the entire stack to reboot! Trust me, I found out the hard way.
Step 2: Renumber the new switch accordingly with the old (faulty) member switch
Step 3: Ensure that "software auto-upgrade enable" has been configured on the main stack so that if the new switch doesn't have the same IOS firmware as the master, it will be up/downgraded.
Step 4: Unplug the new (replacement) switch from power; make sure it's dead.
Step 5: Plug the stack wise cable in.
Step 6: The new (replacement) switch will boot and downloads its new firmware from the master if required and join the stack.
Step 7: The new (replacement) switch will upload the existing configuration from the master switch
Step 8: Check the new stack: #show switch
#show interfaces status
Thank you!
