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Load related stack master re-election? 3750

droberts1214
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We're working to pinpoint the cause of a stack master re-election.

Here's the scenario:

Setting all ports on a 3750 48 port switch to vlan dynamic, using the int range command, 24 ports at a time.

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

OTCSTACK5(config)#int range Fa2/0/1 - 24

OTCSTACK5(config-if-range)#switch acc vlan dynamic

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK:

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: HRPC HANDLER rcvd 74 bytes from box 1:

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC: rcvd HRPC_REQ_VQP_QUERY from box 1

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: xmt transaction ID = 0x000000B1

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: sending query to VMPS

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK:

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: rcvd packet from VMPS

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: transaction ID = 0x000000B1

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC: Master sends HRPC_REQ_VQP_RESPONSE to slave 1

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK:

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC PAK: HRPC HANDLER rcvd 16 bytes from box 1:

Jun 22 20:12:31: VQPC: rcvd HRPC_REQ

Read from remote host 10.0.0.165: Connection reset by peer

Connection to 10.0.0.165 closed.

30 seconds later we are able to reconnect and get:

OTCSTACK5#conf t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

OTCSTACK5(config)#int range f2/0/1 - 24

Command suspended while switch(es) are being added to stack...

Command suspended while switch(es) are being added to stack...

OTCSTACK5(config-if-range)#end

a quick show switch shows

Switch#  Role   Mac Address     Priority Version  State

----------------------------------------------------------

*1       Master 001b.2b11.5300     1      0       Ready

2       Member 001b.2b11.5380     1      0       Ready

3       Member 001a.e37d.6a80     1      0       Ready

4       Member 001d.4654.6880     1      0       Ready

This is the prior stack master election

Switch#  Role   Mac Address     Priority Version  State

----------------------------------------------------------

1       Member 001b.2b11.5300     1      0       Ready

2       Member 001b.2b11.5380     1      0       Ready

*3       Master 001a.e37d.6a80     1      0       Ready

4       Member 001d.4654.6880     1      0       Ready

Switch 3 was the stack master, switch 1 is now the current.

No power loss, no reboots.

It looks to me like the most probable cause would be a cpu load related re-election, which is somewhat concerning.

Has anyone experienced anything similar to this? Anyone able to shed any additional light on it?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Leo Laohoo
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Try manually setting the stack master using the command "switch # priority 15". 

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