Step 16 Display the CVSM Home page for the switch, and select Enabled from the Command Switch drop-down list. Step 17 Click Cluster Management and display Cluster Builder. It prompts you to add the candidate switches. The password of the failed command switch is still valid for the cluster. Enter it when candidate switches are proposed for cluster membership, and click OK .
Some configurations can prevent the command switch from maintaining contact with member switches.
On existing clusters, you must manually configure the management VLAN on each member, candidate, and command switch to be the same by using the CLI through a console connection. Member switches connected to the command switch through a secured port can lose connectivity if the port is disabled due to a security violation.