ProCurve Stack Management
Operation
Components of ProCurve Stack Management
TableStack | 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. |
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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 |
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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