560 | Stacking
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Reset a Unit on a Stack
Use the following reset commands to reload any of the member units or the standby in a stack. If you try to 
reset the stack master, an error message is displayed:  
Reset of master unit is not allowed. 
 Verifying a Stack Configuration 
Using LEDs
Table 31-1 lists the status of a stacked switch according to the color of the System Status light emitting 
diodes (LEDs) on its front panel. 
Using Show Commands
To display information on the stack configuration, use the show commands in Table 31-2 on the master 
switch. 
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Reload a stack unit from the master switch
reset stack-unit unit-number 
EXEC Privilege
Reload a member unit from the unit itself.
reset-self
EXEC Privilege
Reset a stack-unit when the unit is in a problem state.
reset stack-unit unit-number 
hard
EXEC Privilege
Table 31-1.  System Status LED on a Stacked Switch
Color Meaning
Blue The switch is operating as the stack master or as a standalone unit.
Off The switch is a member or standby unit.
Amber The switch is booting or a failure condition has occurred.
Table 31-2.  Displaying Stack Configurations
Command Output
show system [brief] 
(Figure 31-8 and Figure 31-9)
Displays stacking roles (master, standby, and member units) and 
the stack MAC address.
show inventory optional-module (Figure 31-10) Displays the FlexIO modules currently installed in expansion 
slots 0 and 1 on a switch and the expected module logically 
provisioned for the slot.
show system stack-unit unit-number stack-group 
configured
 (Figure 31-11)
Displays the stack groups allocated on a stacked switch. Valid 
stack-unit numbers: 0 to 5.
show system stack-unit unit-number stack-group 
(Figure 31-12)
Displays the port numbers that correspond to the stack groups on 
a switch. Valid stack-unit numbers: 0 to 5.