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New Cisco 2960 switch added to Stack, how to remove ?

Hi, I have a new cisco switch that I want to add a very basic config to, all it needs is for vlan1 to have an ip address, subnet mask and default gateway along with descriptions against couple of interfaces.
The interfaces are showing as interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24 which suggests stacking.
I have rebooted the switch and run flash_init, del flash:config.text successfully and rebooted.
On boot up it shows the text below (switch 1 has been ADDED to the stack).
The switch at the moment is purely connected via the console port.
How can I configure the switch so that it doesn't belong to a Stack (baby steps please)
kind regards
Rick

Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image
------ ----- ----- ---------- ----------
* 1 28 WS-C2960X-24TS-L 15.0(2a)EX5 C2960X-UNIVERSALK9-M

Sep 15 09:43:00.467: %STACKMGR-4-SWITCH_ADDED: Switch 1 has been ADDED to the st
ack
Sep 15 09:43:01.984: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, chan
ged state to down
Sep 15 09:43:01.984: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEtherne
t0, changed state to down
Sep 15 09:43:03.581: %SPANTREE-5-EXTENDED_SYSID: Extended SysId enabled for type
vlan
Sep 15 09:43:25.622: %STACKMGR-5-SWITCH_READY: Switch 1 is READY
Sep 15 09:43:25.622: %STACKMGR-4-STACK_LINK_CHANGE: Stack Port 1 Switch 1 has ch
anged to state DOWN
Sep 15 09:43:25.622: %STACKMGR-4-STACK_LINK_CHANGE: Stack Port 2 Switch 1 has ch
anged to state DOWN
Sep 15 09:43:25.923: %STACKMGR-5-MASTER_READY: Master Switch 1 is READY
Sep 15 09:43:25.930: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
Cisco IOS Software, C2960X Software (C2960X-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.0(2a)EX5,
RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2015 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 16-Feb-15 08:16 by prod_rel_team
Sep 15 09:43:26.902: %USB_CONSOLE-6-MEDIA_RJ45: Console media-type is RJ45.
Sep 15 09:43:27.922: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0, changed state to d
own

AlexBlinov

Complete these steps in order to remove a switch:

1 - Power off the new stack member to be removed.
2 - Remove the StackWise cable from the switch.
3 - Issue the command no switch stack-member-number provision command.

Rick_Penney

ASKER

Hi, many thanks for your reply,
There is no StackWise cable plugged into the switch.
The only cable plugged into the switch is the console cable.
None of our other switches on our LAN are stacked.
regards
Rick

AlexBlinov

Good.
So you can just type - no switch stack-member-number provision
Should look like this for example- "no switch 1 provision"

Rick_Penney

ASKER

Hi
Your initial post said to switch off the switch in question that needs to be removed.
I guess this is if you have a stack master on the network and you issue the command on that switch, which I don't.

I have tried to issue the command on the switch that I am consoled into but I get the following response.

Switch(config)#no switch 1 provision
%Switch can not be un-provisioned when it is physically present

kind regards
Rick

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Rick_Penney

ASKER

Many thanks for your time and patience with this, its much appreciated.
The only reason I questioned it is because I had already installed two identical switches on other LANS and both have the interfaces as GigabitEthernet0/24.
kind regards, Rick