ProCurve Stack Management

Configuring Stack Management

5.press [Enter] to return the cursor to the Actions line.

6.Press [S] (for Save) to save your configuration changes and return to the Stacking menu.

Using the Commander To Manage The Stack

The Commander normally operates as your stack manager and point of entry into other switches in the stack. This typically includes:

■Adding new stack members

■Moving members between stacks

■Removing members from a stack

■Accessing stack members for individual configuration changes and traffic monitoring

The Commander also imposes its passwords on all stack members and pro­ vides SNMP community membership to the stack. (See “SNMP Community Operation in a Stack” on page 8-44.)

Using the Commander’s Menu To Manually Add a Candidate to a

Stack. In the default configuration, you must manually add stack Members from the Candidate pool. Reasons for a switch remaining a Candidate instead of becoming a Member include any of the following:

■Auto Grab in the Commander is set to No (the default).

■Auto Join in the Candidate is set to No.

Note: When a switch leaves a stack and returns to Candidate status, its Auto Join parameter resets to No so that it will not immediately rejoin a stack from which it has just departed.

■A Manager password is set in the Candidate.

■The stack is full.

Unless the stack is already full, you can use the Stack Management screen to manually convert a Candidate to a Member. If the Candidate has a Manager password, you will need to use it to make the Candidate a Member of the stack.

1.To add a Member, start at the Main Menu and select:

9.Stacking...4.Stack Management

You will then see the Stack Management screen:

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