Scenario 1 - Using Stack Interactive-Setup To Create A Stack - Arris Ruckus ICX 7850 Series Configuration Manual

Stack interactive-setup and the active controller
When the stack interactive-setup command is issued on a unit that is not already the active controller, the unit becomes the
active controller. If this unit does not already have an assigned priority and if no other unit in the stack has a priority higher than
128, stack interactive-setup assigns the unit a priority of 128 by default. However, if another unit in the stack has a priority of 128
or higher, stack interactive-setup gives the active controller a priority equal to the highest priority unit in the stack (which is by
default the standby controller).

Scenario 1 - Using stack interactive-setup to create a stack

The following are connection requirements for discovering new units:
• A port in a valid-stack-port set must be connected; otherwise, the stack interactive-setup utility treats the stack as an
invalid topology. For example, one valid-stack-port set for ICX 7750 devices is (x/2/1, x/2/4, 3). You must connect either
x/2/1 or x/2/4.
NOTE
The valid-stack-port requirement does not apply to the process of discovering new links between existing units,
which enlarges stack-trunks or converts a chain to a ring.
• The connections must form a contiguous stack-trunk even if there are "holes" in the connections. For the previous ICX
7750 example, the two links 1/2/1 to 2/2/4 and 1/2/3 to 2/2/6 will form stack-trunk 1/2/1 to 1/2/3 and stack-trunk 2/2/4
to 2/2/6.
• The connecting ports must not have data port configuration.
NOTE
The active controller of a stack or a standalone with stacking enabled can initiate interactive setup to discover new stack
units. The following procedure is performed from a standalone unit.
NOTE
Stack interactive-setup can discover new units and new links between existing units. If the process detects both new
units and new links, it first handles the new links between existing units and terminates. The system then requests that
you run stack interactive-setup again to discover new units.
Perform these steps to create a stack using the stack interactive-setup utility.
1. Connect the devices using the stacking ports and stack cabling. For more information, refer to the stacking overview for
the device and to the appropriate hardware installation guide.
2. Power on the units.
3. Connect your console to the intended active controller. The unit through which you run stack interactive-setup becomes
the active controller by default.
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