986 | Stacking
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• by merging two stacks.
If you are adding units to an existing stack, you can either:
• allow FTOS to automatically assign the new unit a position in the stack, or
• manually determine each units position in the stack by configuring each unit to correspond with the
stack before connecting it.
• If you add a unit that has a stack number that conflicts with the stack, the stack assigns the first
available stack number, as shown in the examples below.
• If the stack has a provision for the stack-number that will be assigned to the new unit, the provision
must match the unit type, or FTOS generates a type mismatch error, as shown in Figure 47-10 and
Figure 47-11.
After the new unit loads, it synchronizes its running and startup configurations with the stack.
Manually Assign a New Unit to an Existing Stack
To manually assign a new unit a position in an existing stack, use the following steps.
Figure 47-8. Adding an S4810 Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Number—Before
FTOS#show system brief
Stack MAC : 00:01:e8:8a:df:e6
Reload Type : normal-reload
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Management online S4810 S4810 8-3-7-13 64
1 Member not present
2 Member not present
3 Standby online S4810 S4810 8-3-7-13 64
Note: For an S50 system, install stacking modules in the new unit while the unit is unpowered.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 On the stack, determine the next available stack-unit
number, and the management prioritity of the
management unit.
show system brief
show system stack-unit
EXEC Privilege
2 On the new unit, number it the next available stack-unit
number.
stack-unit renumber
EXEC Privilege
3 (OPTIONAL) On the new unit, assign a management
priority based on whether you want the new unit to be
the stack manager.
stack-unit priority
CONFIGURATION
4 Assign a stack group to each unit.
stack-unit id stack-group id
CONFIGURATION
5 Connect the new unit to the stack using stacking cables.
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