The stack member number (1 to 8) identifies each member in the
switch stack. The member number also determines the interface-level
configuration that a stack member uses. You can display the stack member number
by using the
show switch
EXEC command.
A new, out-of-the-box (one that has not joined a stack or has not been manually assigned a stack member number) ships with a default stack member number of 1. When it joins
a stack, its default stack member number changes to the lowest available member number in the stack.
Stack members in the same stack cannot have the same stack member number. Every stack member, including a standalone , retains its member number until you manually change the number or unless the number is already being used by another member
in the stack.
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If you manually change the stack member number by using the switch
current-stack-member-number
renumber
new-stack-member-number
command, the new number goes into effect after that stack member resets (or after you use the reload slot
stack-member-number privileged EXEC command) and only if that number is not already assigned to any other members in the stack. Another way to
change the stack member number is by changing the _NUMBER environment variable.
If the number is being used by another member in the stack, the selects the lowest available number in the stack.
If you manually
change the number of a stack member and no interface-level configuration is
associated with that new member number, that stack member resets to its default
configuration.
You cannot use the switch
current-stack-member-number
renumber
new-stack-member-number
command on a provisioned . If you do, the command is rejected.
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If you move a stack member to a different stack, the stack member retains its number only if the number is not being used by another member in the stack. If it is
being used, the selects the lowest available number in the stack.
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If you merge stacks, the that join the stack of a new active switchstack master select the lowest available numbers in the stack.
As described in the hardware installation guide, you can use the port LEDs in Stack mode to visually determine the stack member number of each stack member.
In the default mode Stack LED will blink in green color only on the stack master. However, when we scroll the Mode button to Stack option - Stack LED will glow green on all the stack members.
When mode button is scrolled to Stack option, the switch number of each stack member will be displayed as LEDs on the first five ports of that switch. The switch
number is displayed in binary format for all stack members. On the switch, the amber LED indicates value 0 and green LED indicates
value 1.
Example for switch number 5 (Binary - 00101):
First five LEDs glow as follows on stack member with switch number 5.
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Port-1 : Amber
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Port-2 : Amber
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Port-3 : Green
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Port-4 : Amber
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Port-5 : Green
Similarly, the first five LEDs glow amber or green, depending on the switch number on all stack members.
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%STACKMGR-4-HSTACK_LINK_CONFIG: Verify peer stack port setting for hstack StackPort-1 switch 5 (hostname-switchnumber)
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