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

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	Any	String[matches: `^[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}$`] or String[min: `1`, max: `127`]	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates switch warm spare configuration using tested YAML configuration from pipeline fixtures.

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