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CLIReferenceGuide
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Chapter 39 SingleIPCommandsofCLI
Single IP
SingleIPManagement(SIM),asimpleandusefulmethodtooptimize
networkutilitiesandmanagement,isdesignedtomanageagroupof
switchesasasingleentity,calledanSIMgroup.ImplementingtheSIM
featurewillhavethefollowingadvantagesforusers
 Simplifymanagementofsmallworkgroupsorwiringclosetswhile
scalingnetworkstohandleincreasedbandwidthdemand.
 ReducethenumberofIPaddressesneededonthenetwork.
 Virtualstackingstructure‐Eliminateanyspecializedcablesforstacking
andremovethedistancebarriersthattypicallylimittopologyoptions
whenusingotherstackingtechnology.
Table 38: Single IP Commands
Command Function
connect
Connect to slave switch
group-name
Configure single ip group name
mode
Configure single ip mode
show
Show single ip information
connect: Thecommandletsyouconnecttoslaveswitch
Syntax:
connect <1-16>
Parameter :
<1-16>: Slave switch index
EXAMPLE:
group‐name: ThecommandletsyouconfiguresingleIPgroupname
Syntax:
group-name disable/ enable
Parameter :
<WORD>: Up to 64 characters describing group name
EXAMPLE:
Switch(sip)# connect 1