Reference Guide

Stacking | 211
Resetting a Unit on a Stack
Use the following reset commands to reload any of the member units or the standby in a stack. If you try to
reset the stack master, an error message is displayed:
Reset of master unit is not allowed.
Removing an Aggregator from a Stack and Restoring Quad
Mode
To remove an Aggregator from a stack and return the 40GbE stacking ports to 4x10GbE quad mode:
When the reload completes, the base-module ports comes up in 4x10GbE (quad) mode. The switch
functions in standalone mode but retains the running and startup configuration that was last synchronized
by the master switch while it operated as a stack unit.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Reload a stack unit from the master switch
reset stack-unit unit-number
EXEC Privilege
Reset a stack-unit when the unit is in a problem state.
reset stack-unit unit-number
hard
EXEC Privilege
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Disconnect the stacking cables from the unit. The unit can be powered on or off and can be online or offline..
2 Log on to the CLI and enter Global Configuration mode.
Login: username
Password: *****
FTOS> enable
FTOS# configure
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3 Configure the Aggregator to operate in standalone mode.
stack-unit 0 iom-mode
standalone
CONFIGURATION
4 Log on to the CLI and reboot each switch, one after
another, in as short a time as possible.
reload
EXEC PRIVILEGE