System information

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

14. Click Apply.

15. Once all systems have been configured with stacking ports, power down all switches.

16. Cable any two switches together using a single cable between the two.

17. Power up the switches that are cabled together. When the stack is first created, the

switch with the highest MAC address will become master. Allow several minutes for this

stack of 2 devices to come up completely. You can ensure the stack is ready using the

steps in the Validation section below.

Once the stack of 2 members has been established, all other switches cabled to the stack will enter the

stack as Member Units.

Cable the remaining switches using one cable per switch, powering up each device as it is added.

These can be done at the same time without pausing between cables.

Once all members are added, 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.