Specifications

Considerations About Using Clear Config in a Stack
SecureStack C3 Configuration Guide 2-5
Considerations About Using Clear Config in a Stack
Whenusingtheclearconfigcommand( page3‐70)toclearconfig urationparametersinastack,it
isimportanttorememberthefollowing:
•UseclearconfigtoclearconfigparameterswithoutclearingstackunitIDs.Thiscommand
WILLNOTclearstackparametersortheIPaddressandavoidstheprocess
ofre‐numbering
thestack.
•Useclearconfigallwhenitisnecessarytoclearallconfigparameters,includingstackunit
IDsandswitchpriorityvalues.ThiscommandwillnotcleartheIPaddressnorwillitremove
anappliedadvancedfeaturelicense.
•UseclearipaddresstoremovetheIPaddress
ofthestack.
•Useclearlicensetoremoveanappliedlicensefromaswitch.
Configurationparametersandstackinginformationcanalsobeclearedonthemasterunitonly
byselectingthe“restoreconfigurationtofactorydefaults”optionfromthebootmenuonswitch
startup.Thisselectionwillleavestackingprioritieson
allotherunits.
Issues Related to Mixed Type Stacks
Feature Support
BecausetheSecureStackC2andC3switcheshavedifferenthardwarearchitectures,the
functionalitysupportedbythetwoswitchtypesisdifferent.Whenthetwotypesofswitchesare
mixedinastack,thefunctionalitysupportedwillbethelowestcommondenominatoroffeatures
supportedonallplatforms.Refertothefirmware
ReleaseNotesforinformationaboutsupported
features.
Configuration
Common Firmware Version
MixedstackingisonlysupportedbySecureStackC2firmwareversion5.00.xxandhigher.Inorder
tomixSecureStackC3switcheswithC2switches,youmustinstalltheC2firmware(version
5.00.xxorhigher)ontheC3switch.YoucaninstalltheC2firmwarefirst,withtheC3switchin
stand‐alone
mode,oryoucanaddtheC3switchtothestackandthencopytheC2firmwaretothe
C3switchusingthesetswitchcopy‐fwcommand(page2‐10).AftercopyingtheC2firmwareto
theC3switch,youmustresetthestack.
Switch Manager
ItisrecommendedthataSecureStackC3switchbemadethemanagerofamixedstack.Usethe set
switchmovemanagementcommand(page2‐11)tochangethemanagerunit.