Using The Commander To Manage The Stack - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

4. Do one of the following:
• To disable stacking on the Candidate, use the Space bar to select
the option, then go to step 5.
Disabled
Note: Using the menu interface to disable stacking on a Candidate
removes the Candidate from all stacking menus.
• To insert the Candidate into a specific Commander's stack:
i. Use the space bar to select Member.
ii. Press [Tab] once to display the
then enter the MAC address of the desired Commander.
• To change
Auto Join
desired parameter, and:
– To change
Auto Join
– To change
Transmission Interval
of 1 to 300 seconds.
Note: All switches in the stack must be set to the same transmis-
sion interval to help ensure proper stacking operation. HP recom-
mends that you leave this parameter set to the default 60 seconds.
Then go to step 5.
press [Enter] to return the cursor to the
5.
6. Press [S] (for ) to save your configuration changes and return to the
Save
Stacking menu.

Using the Commander To Manage The Stack

The Commander normally operates as your stack manager and point of entry
into other switches in the stack. This typically includes:
I Adding new stack members
I Moving members between stacks
Removing members from a stack
I
I Accessing stack members for individual configuration changes and traffic
monitoring
The Commander also imposes its passwords on all stack members and pro-
vides SNMP community membership to the stack. (See "SNMP Community
Operation in a Stack" on page 9-46.)
Configuring Advanced Features
HP ProCurve Stack Management
Commander MAC Address
or , use [Tab] to select the
Transmission Interval
, use the Space bar.
, type in the new value in the range
Actions line.
parameter,
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