984 | Stacking
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Configure the first stack group on unit 1:
stack-unit 1 stack-group 13
Configure the stack groups on unit 2:
stack-unit 2 stack-group 14
stack-unit 2 stack-group 15
Configure the stack groups on unit 3:
stack-unit 3 stack-group 12
stack-unit 3 stack-group 13
Configure the stack groups on unit 4:
stack-unit 4 stack-group 13
stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
Configure the final stack-group on unit 1 to complete the stack.
stack-unit 1 stack-group 12
When the stack-group configuration is complete, the system will print a syslog for reload, as shown below.
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 13
FTOS(conf)#02:39:12: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %IFMGR-6-STACK_PORTS_ADDED: Ports Fo 4/52 have been configured as
stacking ports. Please save and reload for config to take effect
FTOS(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
FTOS(conf)#02:39:15: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %IFMGR-6-STACK_PORTS_ADDED: Ports Fo 4/56 have been configured as
stacking ports. Please save and reload for config to take effect
FTOS(conf)#
FTOS#02:39:18: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console
Reload each unit in the stack. After the reload is complete, the four units will come up as a stack with unit
1 as the management unit, unit 2 as the standby unit, and the remaining units as stack-members as shown in
the following example. All units in the stack can be accessed from the management unit.
FTOS#show system brief
Stack MAC : 00:01:e8:8c:53:32
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Member not present
1 Management online S4810 S4810 4810-8-3-12-1447 64
2 Standby online S4810 S4810 4810-8-3-12-1447 64
3 Member online S4810 S4810 4810-8-3-12-1447 64
4 Member online S4810 S4810 4810-8-3-12-1447 64
5 Member not present
6 Member not present
7 Member not present
8 Member not present