Product guide

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Stack Management for the Series 3400cl,
6400cl, and 4200vl Switches
Contents
Introduction to Stack Management on
Series 3400cl, 6400cl and 4200vl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Using the Menu Interface To View Stack Status
Using the Menu Interface To View and Configure a
Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for
Converting a Commander or Member to a Member
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
and Configure Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
Using the Menu To Manage a Candidate Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Using the Commander To Manage The Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17
Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23
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
Adding to a Stack or Moving Switches Between Stacks . . . . . . 13-35
Using the CLI To Remove a Member from a Stack . . . . . . . . . . 13-40
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