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216 | Stacking<br />

Master Switch Fails<br />

Problem: The master switch fails due to a hardware fault, software crash, or power loss.<br />

Resolution: A failover procedure begins:<br />

1. Keep-alive messages from the Aggregator master switch time out after 60 seconds and the switch is<br />

removed from the stack.<br />

2. The standby switch takes the master role. Data traffic on the new master switch is uninterrupted.<br />

Protocol traffic is managed by the control plane.<br />

3. A member switch is elected as the new standby. Data traffic on the new standby is uninterrupted. The<br />

control plane prepares for operation in Warm Standby mode.<br />

Stack-Link Flapping Error<br />

Problem/Resolution: Stacked Aggregators monitor their own stack ports and disable any stack port that<br />

flaps five times within 10 seconds. If the stacking ports that flap are on the master or standby,<br />

KERN-2-INT error messages note the units (Figure 17-28).<br />

To re-enable a downed stacking port, power cycle the stacked switch on which the port is installed.<br />

Figure 17-28. Recovering from a Stack-Link Flapping Error<br />

--------------------------------------MANAGMENT UNIT-----------------------------------------<br />

Error: Stack Port 49 has flapped 5 times within 10 seconds.Shutting down this stack port now.<br />

Error: Please check the stack cable/module and power-cycle the stack.<br />

10:55:20: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %KERN-2-INT: Error: Stack Port 50 has flapped 5 times within 10<br />

seconds.Shutting down this stack port now.<br />

10:55:20: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %KERN-2-INT: Error: Please check the stack cable/module and<br />

power-cycle the stack.<br />

---------------------------------------STANDBY UNIT------------------------------------------<br />

10:55:18: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %KERN-2-INT: Error: Stack Port 50 has flapped 5 times within 10<br />

seonds.Shutting down this stack port now.<br />

10:55:18: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %KERN-2-INT: Error: Please check the stack cable/module<br />

and power-cycle the stack.<br />

Master Switch Recovers from Failure<br />

Problem: The master switch recovers from a failure after a reboot and rejoins the stack as the standby unit.<br />

Protocol and control plane recovery requires time before the switch is fully online.<br />

Resolution: When the entire stack is reloaded, the recovered master switch becomes the master unit of the<br />

stack.

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