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HP Procurve Stack Management
HP Procurve Stack Management
HP Procurve Stack 
Management
Figure 13-6.  The Default Stack Configuration Screen
4. Move the cursor to the Stack State field by pressing [E] (for Edit). Then 
use the Space bar to select the Commander option.
5. Press the downarrow key to display the Commander configuration fields 
in the Stack Configuration scr een.
Figure 13-7.  The Default Commander Configuration in the Stack Configuration 
Screen
6. Enter a unique stack name (up to 15 characters; no spaces) and press the 
downarrow key.
7. Ensure that the Commander has the desired Auto Grab setting, then press 
the downarrow key: 
•No (the default) prevents automatic joining of Candidates that 
have their Auto Join set to Yes. 
•Yes enables the Commander to automatically take a Candidate 
into the stack as a Member if the Candidate has Auto Join set to Yes 
(the default Candidate setting) and does not have a previously 
configured password. 
8. Accept or change the transmission interval (default: 60 seconds), then 
press [Enter] to return the cursor to the Actions line.
9. Press [S] (for Save) to save your configuration changes and return to the 
Stacking menu.
Your Commander switch should now be ready to automatically or manually 
acquire Member switches from the list of discovered Candidates, depending 
on your configuration choices.