04-16-2009 12:37 AM - edited 03-06-2019 05:12 AM
Hi all, If I simply plug in my stack cables to my switches, will they work as one stack without any config?
also what is the minimal config i need to put on for stacking,how would I assign an IP to the stack ?
04-16-2009 03:12 AM
The switches are stacked physically and configured logically as one switch.
You configure the stack like another normal switch, all switches should be the same ios version.
When connecting switches to a stack they will find each other.
04-16-2009 04:03 AM
Hi Carl,
Configure the stack master like the way you configure any switch. Regarding the stack, it behaves just like a 3750.
04-16-2009 05:03 AM
what commands do I need to know for the stacking then? how do I know which is master, and how do I force one to be master?
if I replace or add a switch, will it automatically add it ?
04-16-2009 05:13 AM
what commands do I need to know for the stacking then? - none really
how do I know which is master - show switch, highest priority is master switch
how do I force one to be master - change switch priority - switch # priority in config mode
if I replace or add a switch, will it automatically add it - yes
04-16-2009 05:15 AM
04-16-2009 06:23 AM
Hi,how would I know which switch is which, when I do show switch, would it show the serial numbers and stack number? also will any lights come on at the front of the switch ?
04-16-2009 06:29 AM
If you have configured each switch prior to stacking - an example output would look like:-
#show switch
Switch/Stack Mac Address : 0022.5635.1600
H/W Current
Switch# Role Mac Address Priority Version State
----------------------------------------------------------
*1 Master 0022.5635.1600 15 0 Ready
2 Member 0022.5650.6e00 10 0 Ready
3 Member 0022.5656.4c00 5 0 Ready
From the front of the switches you toggle the "mode" button down to the "Stack" mode and each switch will blink there number in the stack from the firat 1-9 ethernet ports.
The master switch will blink port 1 - the second switch will blink port 2 etc.
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