Be careful when using multiple CLI sessions to the active switch. Commands that you enter in one session
are not displayed in the other sessions. Therefore, it is possible that you might not be able to identify the
session from which you entered a command.
We recommend using only one CLI session when managing the switch stack.
How to Configure a Switch Stack
Configuring a Network Port as Stack Port
You can configure both 10G network ports and multigig ports as stack ports or configure one port as stack
port and retain another port as network port.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. switch switch-number hstack-port stack-port
4. end
5. show switch horizontal-stack-ports
6. copy running-config startup-config
7. reload
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode.enable
Step 1
Example:
• Enter your password if prompted.
Device> enable
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Step 2
Device# configure terminal
Configures the network port into a stack port .switch switch-number hstack-port stack-port
Example:
Step 3
After configuration, restart the switch for
network port to become a stack port.
Note
Device(config)# switch 1 hstack-port 1
TenGigabitEthernet 1/0/1
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.end
Example:
Step 4
Managing Switch Stacks
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Managing Switch Stacks
How to Configure a Switch Stack