Manually adding a Candidate to a stack (Menu)
In the default configuration, you must manually add stack Members from the Candidate pool. The following reasons cause a switch to remain a Candidate instead of becoming a Member:
Auto Grabin the Commander is set toNo(the default).Auto Joinin the Candidate is set toNo.![[NOTE: ]](images/note.gif)
NOTE: When a switch leaves a stack and returns to Candidate status, its
Auto Joinparameter resets toNoso that it will not immediately rejoin a stack from which it has just departed.A Manager password is set in the Candidate.
The stack is full.
Unless the stack is already full, use the Stack Management screen to manually convert a Candidate to a Member. If the Candidate has a Manager password, you will need to use it to make the Candidate a Member of the stack.
To add a Member, start at the Main Menu and select: 9. Stacking ⇒ 4. Stack Management
The Stack Management screen appears. For status descriptions, see Status messages.
The Stack Management screen
Pacific Ocean ======================- CONSOLE - MANAGER MODE -=========================== Stacking - Stack Management SN MAC Address System Name Device Type Status -- ------------ --------------- ----------- ------------------------ 1 0060b0-e94300 Coral Sea switch Member Up 2 080009-918f80 North Atlantic switch Member Up Actions-> Back Add Edit Delete Help Return to previous screen. Use up/down arrow keys to change record selection, left/right arrow keys to change action selection, and <Enter> to execute action.Press A (for Add) to add a Candidate. You then see a screen showing available Candidates; the Commander automatically selects an available switch number (SN); you can assign any other available SN.
A Candidate list on the Stack Management screen
Pacific Ocean ======================- CONSOLE - MANAGER MODE -=================== Stacking - Stack Management Switch Number : 3 MAC Address : Candidate Password : Candidate MAC System Name Device Type ------------- ---------------- ----------- 0060b0-e94300 DEFAULT_CONFIG switch 080009-918f80 DEFAULT_CONFIG switch Actions-> Cancel Edit Save Help Use arrow keys to change field selection, <space> to toggle field choices, and <Enter> to go to Actions.Either accept the displayed switch number or enter another available number. (The range is 0 - 15, with 0 reserved for the Commander.)
Use the down-arrow key to move the cursor to the MAC Address field, then enter the MAC address of the desired Candidate from the Candidate list in the lower part of the screen.
Do one of the following:
If the desired Candidate has a Manager password, press the down-arrow key to move the cursor to the Candidate Password field, then enter the password.
If the desired Candidate does not have a password, go to step 6.
Press Enter to return to the Actions line, then press S (for Save) to complete the Add process for the selected Candidate. You will then see a screen similar to the one in the next figure, with the newly added Member. For a description of the Status column entries, see Status messages.
NOTE: If the message
Unable to add stack member: Invalid Passwordappears in the console menu's Help line, then you either omitted the Candidate's Manager password or incorrectly entered the Manager password.New member added to stack
Pacific Ocean ======================- CONSOLE - MANAGER MODE -================= Stacking - Stack Management SN MAC Address System Name Device Type Status -- ------------- --------------- ----------- -------------- 1 0060b0-e94300 Coral Sea switch Member Up 2 080009–918f80 North Atlantic switch Member Up 3 0060b0-e94300 Big_Waters-3 switch Member Up Actions-> Cancel Edit Save Help Use arrow keys to change field selection, <space> to toggle field choices, and <Enter> to go to Actions.