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 ports 53 and 54 on the right
side, which are the stacking ports for 7520-48XT-6C model.
Note
The 7520-48Y-8C model uses
ports 55 and 56 for stacking.
7520 Switch Shown in
the Stacking Tool
Tip
Select 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 primary/backup recommendations.
Tip
If you don't see
statistics and other information, select 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, select the port 53 and 54 symbols to choose
stacking methods – for example, SummitStack-V and SummitStack-V400.
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.
