Displaying the stack details

To display current stack details, stack port status, and stack neighbors information, perform the following steps.

  1. Click Monitor on the left pane and select Stack.
  2. Click Details.

    The Stack Details window is displayed in the figure below.

    Displaying stack details

    Description of the fields in the Stack Details window

    Field

    Description

    Stack Details parameters

    Unit ID

    Displays the number of the unit within a stack.

    Type

    Displays the type of configuration and the device model. The types of configuration are as follows:

    • alone --Indicates that the device is operating as a standalone device.
    • S --Indicates that the configuration for this unit is static.
    • D --Indicates that the configuration for this unit is dynamic and may be overwritten by a new stack unit.

    Role

    Displays the role of this unit within the stack: Active, Standby, Member, or alone.

    Mac Address

    Displays the MAC address of the device.

    Priority

    Displays the priority assigned to this unit.

    State

    Displays the operational state of this unit: local or remote.

    Comment

    Displays additional information about this unit.

    Stack Port Status parameters

    Unit ID

    Displays the number of the unit within a stack.

    Stack-port1

    Displays the port state and the port number for stack-port1. The port states are as follows:

    • up --Each end is connected.
    • down --Port is configured as a stacking port, but not connected.
    • none --Port is not configured as a stacking port.

    Stack-port2

    Displays the port state and the port number for stack-port2. The port states are as follows:

    • up --Each end is connected.
    • down --Port is configured as a stacking port, but not connected.
    • none --Port is not configured as a stacking port.

    Stack Neighbors parameters

    Unit ID

    Displays the number of the unit within a stack.

    Stack-port1

    Displays the neighbor stack unit for stack-port1 for this unit ID.

    Stack-port2

    Displays the neighbor stack unit for stack-port2 for this unit ID.

    The Stack Details window provides links to configure the stack components:

    • To change the stack settings, click General Stacking Configuration. For more information, refer to Configuring the general settings for a traditional stack.
    • To view the priority of units within a stack, click Configure Stack Priority. For more information, refer to Viewing stack priority details.
    • To configure a stack module, click Configure Stack Modules. For more information, refer to the “Configuring a stack module” section.
Parent topic: Monitoring Stacks