System information

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F

Continue cabling the remaining switches using one cable per switch until all are added. After each is

cable, power up that switch. These can be done quickly and do not require any wait time between

cabling and powering up, or waiting between adding each member.

After all members are added, go ahead and install the final cable between the first and last members

to create a ring or loop. Then add any additional cables between the devices that have ports

configured for stacking. This completes the stack setup.

Note: Each stack members’ role (including the Master and Standby) can be redefined by the user at any

time after the initial stack is created.

Note: The running-configuration doesn’t need to be copied to the startup-configuration in order to

create the stack on the next reload. When the stacking commands above were added to the running-

configuration they were also added to the meta-data (see meta-data considerations above) and will be

utilized from that location upon reload. After a reload the running-configuration will continue to show

the stack members, though may not be reflected in the startup-configuration until a “copy running-

configuration startup-configuration” command is issued.

Stack Member units serial ports and management IP addresses are no longer accessible for managing

those devices. Only the Master’s management ports can be used to monitor and configure ports in the

stack.

Validation

After the entire stack reloads, it can be validated with a couple of final commands on the Master

switch:

console#show switch

Management Standby Preconfig Plugged-in Switch Code

SW Status Status Model ID Model ID Status Version

--- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- -------

1 Mgmt Sw PC8024 PC8024 OK 4.2.0.3

2 Stack Mbr Oper Stby PC8024F PC8024F OK 4.2.0.3

3 Stack Mbr PC8024 PC8024 OK 4.2.0.3

console#show switch stack-ports

Configured Running

Stack Stack Link Link

Unit Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)

---- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------

1 0/21 Stack Stack Link Up 10

1 0/22 Stack Stack Link Up 10

1 0/23 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

1 0/24 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

2 0/01 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

2 0/02 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

2 0/03 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

2 0/04 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown

2 0/05 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown