You manage the stack and the member interfaces through the master. You can use the CLI, SNMP,
Network Assistant, and CiscoWorks network management applications. You cannot manage members as
individual switches.

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Stack Through an IP Address, page 7-14

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Stack Through an SSH Session, page 7-14

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Stack Through Console Ports, page 7-15

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Specific Members, page 7-15

Stack Through an IP Address

The stack is managed through a system-level IP address. You can still manage the stack through the same
IP address even if you remove the master or any other stack member from the stack, provided there is IP
connectivity.

Note

Members keep their IP addresses when you remove them from a stack. To avoid having two devices with
the same IP address in your network, change the IP address of the switch that you removed from the
stack.

For related information about switch stack configurations, see the

“Stack Configuration Files” section

on page 7-13

Stack Through an SSH Session

The Secure Shell (SSH) connectivity to the stack can be lost if a master running the cryptographic
version fails and is replaced by a switch that is running a noncryptographic version. We recommend that
a switch running the cryptographic version of the software be the master.