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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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