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M4300-24x: switching ports to "stack" mode needs reboot?
Hi *, I'm extending our existing M4300-24x (latest firmware) by another chassis (-24x) and want to create a stack of the two. From my tests, it seems that switching an interface to "stack" mo...
Hi Jens,
Welcome to the community!
After change port to ‘Stack ’ mode from ‘Ethernet’ mode, the switch need to reboot, or not, the port still work as Ethernet port.
If add another switch for stack, the stack member will reboot, too.
Hope it can help you.
Regards,
NETGEAR Employee.
Hi Elaine,
> After change port to ‘Stack ’ mode from ‘Ethernet’ mode, the switch need to reboot
I feared so. Well, have done it (and done it wrong, it's been too late on Friday event, obviously) but now the stack is up & running.
May I suggest that Netgear engineers have another look at that part of the code and try to implemement a non-disruptive way of configuring that port mode? Rebooting switches is always putting server applications at risk (if you at least have an already redundant switch configuration you're simply trying to expand) or requires a maintenance window (if you currently have only set up your first of more switches in the stack), which is something to avoid in today's infrastructures...
But since above is more of a rhetorical question: case closed ;)
Regards,
Jens
Just FYI, every vendor who supports switch stacking (Aruba, Cisco, Netgear) requires a reboot for a switch stack to take effect. This is not endemic to Netgear.
I recommend you plan for reboots accordingly if you intend to do this in the future. If rebooting is not an option, trunk the switches instead. :)
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