ProCurve Stack Management

Operation

Operating Rules for Stacking

General Rules

Stacking is an optional feature (enabled in the default configuration) and can easily be disabled. Stacking has no effect on the normal operation of the switch in your network.

A stack requires one Commander switch. (Only one Commander allowed per stack.)

All switches in a particular stack must be in the same IP subnet (broadcast domain). A stack cannot cross a router.

A stack accepts up to 16 switches (numbered 0-15), including the Commander (always numbered 0).

The stacking feature supports up to 100 switches in the same IP subnet (broadcast domain). A switch can belong to only one stack. In the event that the 100 switch limit is exceeded, it may take multiple attempts to add or move a member to any given stack. Once a member is added to a stack, it is not “forgotten” by the Commander.

Viewing Stack Status (all) only displays up to 100 devices. Devices that are not members of a given stack may periodically “drop out” of the list when viewing Stack Status (all).

If multiple VLANs are configured, stacking uses only the primary VLAN on any switch. In the factory-default configuration, the DEFAULT_VLAN is the primary VLAN. (See “Stacking Operation with Multiple VLANs Configured” on page 7-46and “The Primary VLAN” on page 2-6.)

Stacking allows intermediate devices that do not support stacking. This enables you to include switches that are distant from the Commander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commander Switch

 

Switch with Stacking

 

 

Candidate Switch

 

 

 

 

Disabled or Not Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 7-3. Example of a Non-Stacking Device Used in a Stacking Environment

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