Enabling the Stack

You can enable stacking through the CLI. A node that is booted with stacking enabled is said to be running in stacking mode.

Use the show stacking configuration command to see the current configuration of this parameter as well as the value currently in use.
Use the following command to enable the SummitStack feature on a node:
enable stacking {node-address node-address}

If stacking has never been configured or the configuration is inconsistent among the attached nodes, the command prompts you to perform an Easy Setup operation.
If the easy setup option is not offered and you want to perform an Easy Setup, use the configure stacking easy-setup command.

If no parameters are specified, stacking is enabled on all nodes in the stack topology.

If the node-address parameter is present, stacking is enabled on the node with the specified node-address. This is the MAC address assigned to the stackable switch by the factory.

A node that is running in stacking mode attempts to join the active topology. If successful, it then negotiates a node role with the other nodes in the stack and becomes an operational node in the stack according to its role. The master node's configuration is applied to the node.
Restart the node.

Published March 2020prev | next