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1 Stack Configuration···································································································································1-1
Stack Configuration Overview·················································································································1-1
Introduction to Stack························································································································1-1
Establishing a Stack ························································································································1-2
Stack Configuration Task List ·················································································································1-2
Configuring the Master Device of a Stack·······························································································1-2
Configuring a Private IP Address Pool for a Stack··········································································1-2
Configuring Stack Ports···················································································································1-3
Creating a Stack ······························································································································1-3
Configuring Stack Ports of a Slave Device ·····························································································1-3
Logging In to the CLI of a Slave from the Master ···················································································1-4
Displaying and Maintaining Stack Configuration ····················································································1-4
Stack Configuration Example··················································································································1-5
Stack Configuration Example ··········································································································1-5

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1 Stack Configuration

When configuring stack, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z Stack Configuration Overview
z Stack Configuration Task List
z Configuring the Master Device of a Stack
z Configuring Stack Ports of a Slave Device
z Logging In to the CLI of a Slave from the Master
z Displaying and Maintaining Stack Configuration
z Stack Configuration Example

Stack Configuration Overview

A stack is a set of network devices. Administrators can group multiple network devices into a stack and
manage them as a whole. Therefore, stack management can help reduce customer investments and
simplify network management.

Introduction to Stack

A stack is a management domain that comprises several network devices connected to one another
through stack ports. In a stack, there is a master device and several slave devices.
An administrator can manage all the devices in a stack through the master device. Figure 1-1 shows a
network diagram for stack management.
Figure 1-1 Network diagram for stack management

z Master device: In a stack, the master device acts as the configuration interface in stack
management. Management and monitoring of all the devices in the stack are performed through
the master device.
z Slave devices: Managed devices in a stack.
z Stack port: Ports between stack devices.

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Establishing a Stack

An administrator can establish a stack as follows:

z Configure a private IP address pool for a stack and create the stack on the network device which is
desired to be the master device.
z Configure ports between the stack devices as stack ports.
z The master device automatically adds the slave devices into the stack, and assigns a number for
each stack member.
z The administrator can log in to any slave device from the master device of the stack, and perform
configurations for the slave device.

Stack Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure stack:

Task Remarks
Configuring a Private IP Address Pool for a
Required
Stack
Configuring the Master Device
of a Stack Configuring Stack Ports Required

Creating a Stack Required

Configuring Stack Ports of a Slave Device Required

Logging In to the CLI of a Slave from the Master Optional

Configuring the Master Device of a Stack

Configuring a Private IP Address Pool for a Stack

To do… Use the command… Remarks

Enter system view system-view —
Required
Configure a private IP address stack ip-pool ip-address
pool for the stack { mask | mask-length } By default, no IP address pool
is configured for a stack.

z If a device is already configured as the master device of a stack or is already a slave device of a
stack, you cannot configure a private IP address pool on the device.
z When you configure a private IP address pool for a stack, the number of IP addresses in the
address pool needs to be equal to or greater than the number of devices to be added to the stack.
Otherwise, some devices may not be able to join the stack automatically for lack of private IP
addresses.

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Configuring Stack Ports

On the master device, configure ports that connect to slave devices as stack ports.
Follow the steps below to configure stack ports:

To do… Use the command… Remarks

Enter system view system-view —

stack stack-port Required

Configure the specified ports as
stack-port-num port By default, a port is not a stack
stack ports
interface-list port.

z You can configure only 1000 Mbps SFP ports working in bridge mode as stack ports for the S3610
series switches. For how to change the working mode of an interface, refer to Ethernet Port
Configuration in the Access Volume.
z A 1000 Mbps SFP port configured as a stack port must use a dedicated SFP stack module to form a
stack; if you plug in an SFP module of other types, the switch will shut down the SFP port. For the
introduction to SFP stack modules, refer to H3C Low End Series Ethernet Switches Pluggable
Modules Manual.

Creating a Stack

After you execute the stack role master command on a stack-capable device, the device becomes the
master device of a stack and automatically adds the devices connected with its stack ports to the stack.
Follow the steps below to create a stack:

To do… Use the command… Remarks

Enter system view system-view —
Create a stack stack role master Required

After you configure a device as the master device of a stack, the prompt changes to
<stack_0.Sysname>, where Sysname is the system name of the device.

Configuring Stack Ports of a Slave Device

You need to configure stack ports to add a slave device to the stack.
The ports of a slave device that connect to other stack devices need to be configured as stack ports.
Follow the steps below to configure stack ports:

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 To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —

stack stack-port Required

Configure the specified ports as
stack-port-num port By default, a port is not a stack
stack ports
interface-list port.

z You can configure only 1000 Mbps SFP ports working in bridge mode as stack ports for the S3610
series switches. For how to change the working mode of an interface, refer to Ethernet Port
Configuration in the Access Volume.
z A 1000 Mbps SFP port configured as a stack port must use a dedicated SFP stack module to form
a stack; if you plug in an SFP module of other types, the switch will shut down the SFP port. For the
introduction to SFP stack modules, refer to H3C Low End Series Ethernet Switches Pluggable
Modules Manual.
z After a device joins a stack and becomes a slave device of the stack, the prompt changes to
<stack_n.Sysname>, where n is the stack number assigned by the master device, and Sysname is
the system name of the device.

Logging In to the CLI of a Slave from the Master

In a stack, you can log in to the CLI of a slave device from the master device and perform configurations
for the slave device.
Follow the step below to log in to the CLI of a slave device from the master device:

To do… Use the command… Remarks

Log in to the CLI of the Required
specified slave device from the stack switch-to member-id
master device Available in user view

The stack switch-to command is used to log in to the CLI of a slave device from the master with the
user level being unchanged. To return to the master device, use the quit command.

Displaying and Maintaining Stack Configuration

To do… Use the command… Remarks
Display the stack information of
display stack [ members ] Available in any view
stack members

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Stack Configuration Example
Stack Configuration Example

Network requirements

z Switch A, Switch B, Switch C, and Switch D are connected with one another.
z Create a stack, where Switch A is the master device, Switch B, Switch C, and Switch D are slave
devices. An administrator can log in to Switch B, Switch C and Switch D through Switch A to
perform remote configurations.

Network diagram

Figure 1-2 Network diagram for stack management

Switch A:Master Device

GE1/1/1

Stack GE1/1/2

GE1/1/1 GE1/1/3

Switch B:
GE1/1/1 Slave Device GE1/1/1

Switch C: Slave Device Switch D: Slave Device

Configuration procedure

1) Configure the master device

# Configure a private IP address pool for the stack on Switch A.
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] stack ip-pool 192.168.1.1 24

# Configure port GigabitEthernet 1/1/1 as a stack port on Switch A.

[SwitchA] stack stack-port 1 port gigabitethernet 1/1/1

# Configure switch A as the master device.

[SwitchA] stack role master

2) Configure the slave devices

# On Switch B, configure local ports GigabitEthernet 1/1/2, GigabitEthernet 1/1/1, and GigabitEthernet
1/1/3 as stack ports.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] stack stack-port 3 port gigabitethernet 1/1/1 gigabitethernet 1/1/2
gigabitethernet 1/1/3

# On Switch C, configure local port GigabitEthernet 1/1/1 as a stack port.

<SwitchC> system-view
[SwitchC] stack stack-port 1 port gigabitethernet 1/1/1

# On Switch D, configure local port GigabitEthernet 1/1/1 as a stack port.

<SwitchD> system-view

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[SwitchD] stack stack-port 1 port gigabitethernet 1/1/1

3) Verify the configuration

# Display stack information of the stack members on Switch A.
<stack_0.SwitchA> display stack members
Number : 0
Role : Master
Sysname : stack_0. SwitchA
Switch type: S3610-28P
MAC address: 000f-e200-1000

Number : 1
Role : Slave
Sysname : stack_1. SwitchB
Device type: S3610-28P
MAC address: 000f-e200-1001

Number : 2
Role : Slave
Sysname : stack_2. SwitchC
Device type: S3610-52P
MAC address: 000f-e200-1002

Number : 3
Role : Slave
Sysname : stack_3. SwitchD
Device type: S3610-28P
MAC address: 000f-e200-1003

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