Monitoring stacking

Use the following commands to monitor the status and configuration of the stack.

Syntax:

show stacking

Shows the current state of the stack.

Viewing show stacking summary output

HP-Stack-3800#: show stacking

Stack ID         : 00011cc1-de4d4740                                           
          
MAC Address      : 1cc1de-4d474b
Stack Topology   : Unknown                                 
Stack Status     : Fragment Active                         
Split Policy     : All-Fragments-Up
Uptime           : 0d 8h 6m    
Software Version : KA.15.11.0000x

 Mbr                                                                         
 ID  Mac Address   Model                                  Pri Status         
 --- ------------- -------------------------------------- --- ---------------
 1   1cc1de-4d4740 HP J9574A 3800-48G-PoE+-4SFP+ Switch   128 Missing        
 2   1cc1de-4d7400 HP J9576A 3800-48G-4SFP+ Switch        128 Commander      
 3   1cc1de-4ddc00 HP J9575A 3800-24G-2SFP+ Switch        128 Missing

If stacking is disabled on the switch, the show stacking command displays this message:

Stacking is disabled.

Possible values for the various parameters are:

Stack Topology: Chain, Ring, Mesh, Unknown
Stack Status: Active, Fragment Active, Fragment Inactive
Pri (Priority): 1 - 255>
Status: Commander, Standby, Member, Standby Booting, Booting, Missing, Not Joined, Failed

Syntax:

show stacking detail

Shows the same output as the show stacking command, but with much more information about each device's stack port and connectivity, CPU state, uptime, and so on.

Viewing show stacking detail output

HP Stack 3800(config)#: show stacking detail
Stack ID         : 00031cc1-de4d48c0
MAC Address      : 1cc1de-4d48c9
Stack Topology   : Mesh
Stack Status     : Active
Uptime           : 4d 8h 50m
Software Version : KA.15.05.0000x
Name             : HP Stack 3800
Contact          : HP Admin
Location         : Cupertino

Member ID        : 1
Mac Address      : 1cc1de-4d48c0
Type             : J9574A
Model            : HP J9574A 3800-48G-PoE+-4SFP+ Switch
Priority         : 250
Status           : Commander
ROM Version      : KA.15.03
Serial Number    : SG3BDLW047
Uptime           : 0d 8h 44m
CPU Utilization  : 0%
Memory - Total   : 756,760,576 bytes
Free             : 647,056,384 bytes
Stack Ports -
#:1 : Active, Peer member 2
#:2 : Active, Peer member 3
#:3 : Active, Peer member 4
#:4 : Inactive

Syntax:

show stacking member stack-member-list

Shows detailed information about switches in the stack-member-list only.

Syntax:

show stacking stack-ports memberstack-member

Shows the current state of the stacking ports of the specified member. If a member is not specified, the command shows the state of the ports of all physically present devices in the stack.

Viewing show stacking stack-ports output

HP Stack 3800#: show stacking stack-ports

       Stack       Peer   Peer
Member Port  State Member Port
------ ----- ----- ------ ----
1      1     Up    2      1
1      2     Up    3      2
1      3     Up    4      3
1      4     Down  0      0
2      1     Up    1      1
2      2     Up    3      1
2      3     Down  0      0
2      4     Up    4      4
3      1     Up    2      2
3      2     Up    1      2
3      3     Up    4      1
3      4     Down  0      0
4      1     Up    3      3
4      2     Down  0      0
4      3     Up    1      3
4      4     Up    2      4

If you specify specific stack members in the command, then the stacking port information for those members displays.

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