The Extreme Stacking Tool provides an easy way to plan your stack.
As you select various switch models and stacking methods, the tool shows you:
What switch models can be
stacked together and which cannot.
Whether
switching methods – for example, SummitStack-V and SummitStack-V80
(supported in EXOS 30.1 and prior releases only) – are compatible with the
selected switches.
Statistics showing the
routing options that are available with every stack combination.
Recommendations about which
switches should be the stack master and backup.
Information about the
supported versions of ExtremeXOS for every combination.
The Stacking Tool is also
available in the Support Tools section of the Extreme Portal.
Find a switch model in the Switches column.
Each switch model is
represented by a rectangle, as shown in the example in the following figure. In
this example, stacking ports are represented by S1 and S2 on the right side.
X465 Switches Shown in
the Stacking Tool
Tip
Click a
rectangle to display more information about the switch model and the VIMs
(if any) that it can use for stacking.
Drag the rectangle to the first slot in the Stack
column in the middle of the page.
To the right of the Stack column, the
tool displays statistics about available routes, supported software versions,
and master/backup recommendations.
Tip
If you
don't see statistics and other information, click the arrow (> symbol) to
the immediate right of the Stack column.
Use the tool in any of the following ways:
Select other switches and drag them to the slots in
the stacking column.
For any
switch in the stack, click the S1 and S2 symbols to choose stacking
methods – for example, SummitStack-V and SummitStack-V80 (supported in
EXOS 30.1 and prior releases only).
To remove a switch from the stack, drag it away from
the stacking column.
Whenever you add or remove a switch from the stack, the
statistics and recommendations update automatically.
In addition to statistics and recommendations,
colors in the display show whether the selected switch models and stacking methods are
compatible.
