Administration: Stack Management
System Modes
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Change the stack mode of a device to one of the stacking modes, change
the unit ID, stack ports, and the speed of the stack ports of all the devices in
a stack.
Change the system mode (Layer 2/3) of a standalone device or of the stack.
Change the queues mode from 4 to 8 supported queues or vice versa.
Information about these modes is stored in the configuration file, as follows:
Configuration File Header—Contains the system mode and the queues
mode (even if these are the default values).
Configuration File Body—Contains configuration commands.
System Mode Backwards Compatibility
The following modes have been expanded in the current software version of the
device. Care must be taken when using these features in previous software
versions:
Queues Mode—This mode can be changed from 4 QoS queues to 8 QoS
queues. There is no issue when upgrading from previous software versions
that did not support 8 queues, since the 4-queue mode is the default
queues mode in the current software version. However, when changing the
queues mode to 8 queues, the configuration must be examined and
adjusted to meet the desired QoS objectives with the new queues mode.
Changing the queues mode takes effect after rebooting the system. Queue-
related configuration that conflicts with the new queues mode is rejected.
Stacking Mode—The Stacki ng mode has been expa nded to inc lude hybri d
stacking modes. There is no problem in upgrading from previous software
versions, since the device will boot with the existing stacking mode (Native
Stacking mode). If you want to downgrade software from a device that was
configured in a hybrid stacking mode to a software version that does not
support hybrid stacking, configure the device to Native Stacking mode first.
System Mode and Stack Management
To configure the stack: