ProCurve Switches 2512 and 2524 Management and Configuration Guide

9-1

Configuring Advanced

Features

Configuring Advanced Features

Chapter Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

HP ProCurve Stack Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 5

Which Devices Support Stacking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Components of HP ProCurve Stack Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

General Stacking Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Operating Rules for Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

Specific Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 9

Overview of Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

General Steps for Creating a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Using the Menu Interface To View Stack Status And

Configure Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Using the Menu Interface To View and Configure a

Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Using the Menu To Manage a Candidate Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Using the Commander To Manage The Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19

Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for

Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26

Converting a Commander or Member to a Member of

Another Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Monitoring Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 28

Using the CLI To View Stack Status and Configure Stacking . . . . . 9-32

Using the CLI To View Stack Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 34

Using the CLI To Configure a Commander Switch . . . . . . . . . . 9-36

Adding to a Stack or Moving Switches Between Stacks . . . . . . 9-38

Using the CLI To Remove a Member from a Stack . . . . . . . . . . 9-43

Using the CLI To Access Member Switches for Configuration

Changes and Traffic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45

SNMP Community Operation in a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 46

Using the CLI To Disable or Re-Enable Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- 47