Switch Warm Spare Configuration

Dashboard Location: Switching > Switch Details > Warm Spare

Device-Level High Availability Management

Switch Warm Spare configuration in Meraki networks provides administrators with comprehensive high availability and redundancy capabilities at the device level, enabling automatic failover, seamless network continuity, and reduced downtime through standby switch deployment. This functionality supports enterprise network resilience, business continuity requirements, critical infrastructure protection, and automated recovery mechanisms for maintaining network operations during primary switch failures.

Diagram

Classes

meraki

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
domains	List	domains	No

domains (meraki)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
organizations	List	organizations	Yes

organizations (meraki.domains)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
networks	List	networks	No

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
devices	List	devices	No

devices (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
switch	Class	switch	No

switch (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.devices)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
warm_spare	Class	warm_spare	No

warm_spare (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.devices.switch)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
enabled	Boolean	true, false	Yes
spare_device	String	min: 1, max: 127	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates switch warm spare configuration.

This configuration establishes high availability for switch infrastructure through warm spare redundancy. The example includes spare switch designation, priority settings, and failover parameters for automatic switch redundancy and business continuity.

This configuration configures switch warm spare (VRRP) functionality for device identified by environmental variable “dmz_switch_01” which acts as the primary switch. The configuration enables warm spare with “enabled: true” and designates the spare device using environmental variable “dmz_switch_02”. This creates a VRRP pair. Note that Layer 3 switching must be enabled on the primary before configuration, and each switch requires its own license for VRRP functionality.

meraki:
  domains:
    - name: !env domain
      administrator:
        name: !env org_admin
      organizations:
        - name: !env org
          networks:
            - name: !env network_name
              product_types:
                - appliance
                - switch
                - wireless
                - camera
                - sensor
                - cellularGateway
              devices:
                - name: !env dmz_switch_01
                  switch:
                    warm_spare:
                      enabled: true
                      spare_device: !env dmz_switch_02