topic Re: SWITCH STACKING OF 5520 in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

SWITCH STACKING OF 5520

NN_QA — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:28:41 GMT

Hi ,

1.How to configure stacking on 5520 (RH102BF).step by step

2.is it possible to configure separate management ip in stacked switch?

Re: SWITCH STACKING OF 5520

Stefan_K_ — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:30:21 GMT

Hi Nakul,

will you use the native stacking ports (QSFP)? Then just do the cabling* and execute these commands

show stacking

verify that all switches are listed here. After that execute:

configure stacking easy-setup

Switch will be stacked and rebooted automatically.

*Cabling is done as follows (copied from GTAC):

Connect all nodes using the stacking ports.
1. Keep in mind that stack port 2 (the higher number port) of switch A should be connected to stack port 1 (the lower number port) of switch B. This pattern continues down the stack.
2. If you have enough cables to create a full ring, connect stack port 2 of the last switch back around to stack port 1 of the first. This adds additional redundancy in case of cable failure.

Regarding your second question:

You want to have a dedicated IP-Address for each physical switch in the same stack? That isn't possible. And I don't know why this should be required.

Best regards
Stefan

Re: SWITCH STACKING OF 5520

NN_QA — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:46:48 GMT

HI stefan,

Thnk u for ur valuable comments.in my switch i am going to use QSFP port 25 & 26.so as per ur comment i should connect like port no 26 th of primary switch to port no 25 th of secondary switch .correct?

Re: SWITCH STACKING OF 5520

Stefan_K_ — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:49:18 GMT

Correct!

Re: SWITCH STACKING OF 5520

NN_QA — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:09:25 GMT

Thank you