Product guide

Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25

Configuration for Figure 12-2 – Single VLAN Example . . . . . . . 12-25

Configuration for Figure 12-4 – Multiple VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-26

Displaying XRRP Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-27

Comparison Between XRRP and VRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-31

Messages Related to XRRP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-32

Stack Management for the Series 3400cl,

6400cl, and 4200vl Switches

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1

Introduction to Stack Management on

Series 3400cl, 6400cl and 4200vl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Stacking Support on ProCurve Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Components of ProCurve Stack Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

General Stacking Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

Operating Rules for Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Specific Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Configuring Stack Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9

Overview of Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9

General Steps for Creating a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11

Using the Menu Interface To View Stack Status

and Configure Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13

Using the Menu Interface To View and Configure a

Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13

Using the Menu To Manage a Candidate Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15

Using the Commander To Manage The Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17

Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for

Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23

Converting a Commander or Member to a Member

of Another Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24

Monitoring Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25

Using the CLI To View Stack Status and Configure Stacking . . . . . 13-29

Using the CLI To View Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31

Using the CLI To Configure a Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . 13-33