RE: OT: 3750X stacking question

I prefer to setup the stack priority for each switch and then make the
switch number match the physical order in the stack so I know exactly which
switch is which without having to cross reference serial numbers or mac
addresses to the ones pasted on the switch. It's a pain at first to get the
switch numbers to match but once it's done you have a nice setup. I also
like having the uplinks spread over the first top two switches. I would make
the top switch switch 1 with priority 15 and the next one down switch 2 with
priority 14 and have the uplinks coming off those two switches.

It works regardless of which switch is master and which is the next lower
switch priority. I just like making it more deterministic. Also makes it
easy to know which switch to swap out during a failure.

Ian
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Michael Seonarain
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:00 PM
To: Usama Pervaiz
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: OT: 3750X stacking question

Usama,

I don't think it really matters but for management and configuration wise,
it might be helpful to use the top two for Stack Master(s) as they are
easily accessible for stack identification, if you're labeling the switches
with hostnames and IPs.

MS

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Usama Pervaiz <chaudri_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew what the best position for the stack
> master is in the stack. Our average stack will be 5 to 6 deep and the
> top and bottom switch will be up linked to distribution. Would it make
> sense to make the top one master with the highest priority and the
> bottom switch with the 2nd highest so it becomes master if the master
> goes down, or does this at all matter in any way?
>
> Your input in this will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
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