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rasar117
Aspirant
May 07, 2019

Adding a new switch into the middle of an existing stack

Hi All, I am adding a GSM7328Sv2 to a stack. They have the same version of OS. The steps is as below.   1. Disconnect the redundant stack cable. 2. Disconnect the redundant stack cable that co...
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JohnC_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 08, 2019

Hi rasar117,

 

Welcome to our community! :)

 

As per checking, you are adding the new switch to your previous stack. No pre-configuration needed to be changed by default unless you do have VLANs that are needed to be added on your new switch. If you encounter any issues by adding the new switch to the stack, you could try to reboot all the switches and have them re-elect the master stack.

 

Regards,

 

JohnCarloV

NETGEAR Community Team

  • rasar117's avatar
    rasar117
    Aspirant
    May 10, 2019

    Hi John,

     

    Thank you for your information. The stack does contain VLANs. The new switch is not connected to any device. So just to confirm that the VLANs will have to be added beforehand to the new switch. Does not adding it to a stack automatically add the VLN to the new member?

     

    Kind regards

     

    Raihan

    • JohnC_V's avatar
      JohnC_V
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      May 13, 2019

      rasar117,

       

      You can add the VLANs before or after connecting it to the stack. It will automatically sync the VLANs from the original stack once the new switch has been added. 

       

      Regards,

       

      JohnCarloV

      NETGEAR Community Team

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