Last week I had to "Break" a stack where there were four switches and I needed to use one outside in an IDF.
Executing the show run command showed there were indeed 4 switches in the stack-
switch 1 provision ws-c3750x-48p switch 2 provision ws-c3750x-48p switch 3 provision ws-c3750x-48p switch 4 provision ws-c3750x-48p
In order to remove switch 4 I had to run the following command (In configuration mode)-
<pre><code class="lang-bash">no switch 4 provision ws-c3750x-48p
</code></pre>
wr mem
After that- Power down the stack, remove the necessary cables and re-cable the stack. Upon rebooting the switches you should no longer see the switch which has been removed.

Last week I had to "Break" a stack where there were four switches and I needed to use one outside in an IDF.

Executing the **show run** command showed there were indeed 4 switches in the stack-

switch 1 provision ws-c3750x-48p  
switch 2 provision ws-c3750x-48p  
switch 3 provision ws-c3750x-48p  
switch 4 provision ws-c3750x-48p

In order to remove switch 4 I had to run the following command (In configuration mode)-

```bash
no switch 4 provision ws-c3750x-48p
```

**wr mem**

After that- Power down the stack, remove the necessary cables and re-cable the stack. Upon rebooting the switches you should no longer see the switch which has been removed.

How to remove a Cisco switch from stack

How to remove a Cisco switch from a stack

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