How To Configure A Switch Stack - Cisco Catalyst 3560CX Series Manual

Managing Switch Stacks
Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through Console Ports
You can connect to the stack master by connecting a terminal or a PC to the stack master through the console
port of one or more stack members.
Be careful when using multiple CLI sessions to the stack master. Commands that you enter in one session are
not displayed in the other sessions. Therefore, it is possible that you might not be able to identify the session
from which you entered a command.
We recommend using only one CLI session when managing the switch stack.

How to Configure a Switch Stack

Configuring a Network Port as Stack Port
You can configure both 10G network ports and multigig ports as stack ports or configure one port as stack
port and retain another port as network port.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Command or Action
enable
Example:
Switch> enable
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
switch switch-number hstack-port stack-port
Example:
Switch(config)# switch 1 hstack-port 1
TenGigabitEthernet 1/0/1
end
Example:
Switch(config)# end
show switch horizontal-stack-ports
Example:
Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through Console Ports
Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures the network port into a stack port .
After configuration, restart the
Note
switch for network port to become a
stack port.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Verifies the operation status of network ports
and stack ports.
Managing Switch Stacks
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