Stack Management for the Series 3400cl and 6400cl Switches 
Configuring Stack Management 
■  Stacking uses only the primary VLAN on each switch in a stack. 
■  The primary VLAN can be tagged or untagged as needed in the 
stacking path from switch to switch. 
■  The same VLAN ID (VID) must be assigned to the primary VLAN in 
each stacked switch. 
Status Messages 
Stacking screens and listings display these status messages: 
Message  Condition  Action or Remedy 
Candidate Auto- Indicates a switch configured with Stack State 
join  set to Candidate, Auto Join set to Yes (the 
default), and no Manager password. 
Candidate  Candidate cannot automatically join the stack 
because one or both of the following conditions 
apply: 
•  Candidate has 
Auto Join set to No. 
•  Candidate has a Manager password. 
Commander  Member has lost connectivity to its Commander. 
Down 
Commander Up  The Member has stacking connectivity with the 
Commander. 
Mismatch  This may be a temporary condition while a Candi-
date is trying to join a stack. If the Candidate does 
not join, then stack configuration is inconsistent. 
Member Down  A Member has become detached from the stack. 
A possible cause is an interruption to the link 
between the Member and the Commander. 
Member Up  The Commander has stacking connectivity to the 
Member. 
Rejected  The Candidate has failed to be added to the stack. 
None required 
Manually add the candidate to the stack. 
Check connectivity between the Commander and 
the Member. 
None required. 
Initially, wait for an update. If condition persists, 
reconfigure the Commander or the Member. 
Check the connectivity between the Commander 
and the Member. 
None required. 
The candidate may have a password. In this case, 
manually add the candidate. Otherwise, the stack 
may already be full. A stack can hold up to 15 
Members (plus the Commander). 
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