Stacking Recommendations; General Practices - NETGEAR 7000 Series Administration Manual

Stacking Recommendations

The purpose of this section is to collect notes on recommended procedures and expected behavior
of stacked managed switches. Procedures addressed initially are listed below.
• Initial installation and power-up of a stack.
• Removing a unit from the stack
• Adding a unit to an operating stack
• Replacing a stack member with a new unit
• Renumbering stack members
• Moving the master to a different unit in the stack
• Removing a master unit from an operating stack
• Merging two operational stacks
• Preconfiguration
• Upgrading firmware
• Migration of configuration with a firmware upgrade

General Practices

• When issuing a command (such as move management, or renumber), it is recommended that
the command has fully completed before issuing the next command. For example, if a reset is
issued to a stack member, use the show port command to verify that the unit has re-merged
with the stack, and all ports are joined before issuing the next command.
• When physically removing or relocating a unit, always power down the unit before
disconnecting stack cables.
• When reconnecting stack cables, connect them before powering up the unit, if possible, and
insure a good connection by tightening all connector screws (where applicable).
Managing Switch Stacks
NETGEAR 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide Version 7.2
v1.0, May 2008
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