ProCurve Stack Management

Operation

Components of ProCurve Stack Management

Table 8-1. Stacking Definitions

Stack

Consists of a Commander switch and any Member switches belonging to that Commander’s stack.

Commander

A switch that has been manually configured as the controlling device for a stack. When this occurs, the

 

switch’s stacking configuration appears as Commander.

Candidate

A switch that is ready to join (become a Member of) a stack through either automatic or manual methods.

 

A switch configured as a Candidate is not in a stack.

Member

A switch that has joined a stack and is accessible from the stack Commander.

 

 

Before: Stack named "Engineering" consists of Commander and Switch "C". Switch "B" is a Candidate eligible to join the stack.

Candidate: Switch B

Stack Name:

Engineering

Commander: Switch A

Member: Switch C

After: Switch "B" joins the stack, thus changing from a

Candidate to a Member of the stack.

Stack

Stack Name:

Engineering

Commander: Switch A

Member: Switch B

 

Member: Switch C

 

 

 

Figure 8-1. Illustration of a Switch Moving from Candidate to Member

General Stacking Operation

After you configure one switch to operate as the Commander of a stack, additional switches can join the stack by either automatic or manual methods. After a switch becomes a Member, you can work through the Commander switch to further configure the Member switch as necessary for all of the additional software features available in the switch.

The Commander switch serves as the in-band entry point for access to the Member switches. For example, the Commander’s IP address becomes the path to all stack Members and the Commander’s Manager password controls access to all stack Members.

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