Moving a Member from one stack to another (Menu)

Where two or more stacks exist in the same subnet, it is easy to move a Member of one stack to another stack if the destination stack is not full. This procedure is nearly identical to manually adding a Candidate to a stack. If the stack from which you want to move the Member has a Manager password, you will need to know it to make the move.

  1. To move a Member from one stack to another, go to the Main Menu of the Commander in the destination stack and display the Stacking Menu by selecting 9. Stacking...

  2. To learn or verify the MAC address of the Member you want to move, display a listing of all Commanders, Members, and Candidates in the subnet by selecting 2. Stacking Status (All).

    You will then see the Stacking Status (All) screen.

    How the Stacking Status (All) screen helps you find member MAC addresses

    How the Stacking Status (All) screen helps you find member MAC addresses
  3. In the Stacking Status (All) screen, find the Member switch that you want to move and note its MAC address, then press B (for Back) to return to the Stacking Menu.

  4. Display the Commander's Stack Management screen by selecting

    4. Stack Management

    (For an example of this screen, see The Stack Management screen and Stack listing with two stacks in the subnet.)

  5. Press A (for Add) to add the Member. You will then see a screen listing any available candidates. You will not see the switch you want to add because it is a Member of another stack and not a Candidate.

  6. Either accept the displayed switch number or enter another available number. (The range is 0 - 15, with 0 reserved for the Commander.)

  7. Use the down arrow key to move the cursor to the MAC Address field, then enter the MAC address of the desired Member you want to move from another stack.

  8. Do one of the following:

    • If the stack containing the Member you are moving has a Manager password, press the down arrow key to select the Candidate Password field, then enter the password.

    • If the stack containing the Member you want to move does not have a password, go to step 9.

  9. Press Enter to return to the Actions line, then press S (for Save) to complete the Add process for the selected Member. You will then see a screen similar to the one in The Stack Management screen and Stack listing with two stacks in the subnet, with the newly added Member listed.


    [NOTE: ]

    NOTE: If the message Unable to add stack member: Invalid Password appears in the console menu's Help line, then you either omitted the Manager password for the stack containing the Member or incorrectly entered the Manager password.

    You can "push" a Member from one stack to another by going to the Member's interface and entering the MAC address of the destination stack Commander in the Member's Commander MAC Address field. Using this method moves the Member to another stack without a need for knowing the Manager password in that stack, but also blocks access to the Member from the original Commander.