Components of Switch stack management

Stacking definitions

Term

Definition

Stack

Consists of a Commander switch and any Member switches belonging to that Commander's stack.

Commander

A switch that has been manually configured as the controlling device for a stack. When this occurs, the switch's stacking configuration appears as Commander.

Candidate

A switch that is ready to join (become a Member of) a stack through either automatic or manual methods. A switch configured as a Candidate is not in a stack.

Member

A switch that has joined a stack and is accessible from the stack Commander.

A switch moving from Candidate to Member