If a switch fails to join the stack because of misconfiguration, the switch can be restored back to a factory default configuration.
NOTE: The user must have management connectivity to the failed member for support files from the member in recovery mode.
Procedure
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Press
Ctrl+C on the switch console.
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Log in using administrator credentials.
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At the prompt, issue the
vsf-factory-reset command.
^C
Login: admin
Password:
recovery# vsf-factory-reset
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This resets the member to factory-default settings and the switch will come up with a default member ID of 1.
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Now the user can reconfigure the VSF link and renumber it to the preferred member ID.