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  • 1.  Unable to stack 6300m

    Posted Mar 02, 2021 03:57 PM
    I have used Aruba CS android app to configure several stacks in the past few weeks but today i tried for hours and i can't get it to work.  I attempted it several times with 2 different sets of 6300M switches.  when i click to configure stack, the app never finds any of the other connected swtiches.   I feel like i am doing everything exactly the same as in the past so i have to ask if anyone else is having an issue with the app?

    I have both switches powered on with a Bluetooth adapter plugged in and a DAC cable connecting them.  I have tried a different cable, different SPF+ ports.  I tried resetting the switches to factory default by zeroing them out.

    Not sure what to do next....    How would the stack be setup if i didn't have the app, what are the commands?

    Thanks

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    Jeff Hlava
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  • 2.  RE: Unable to stack 6300m

    Posted Mar 03, 2021 10:25 AM
    Edited by hornp Mar 03, 2021 10:51 AM
    Here are some commands that you would use, for example, for a 3 member stack.
    This uses ports 51 and 52 for the switch links, with 51 to 51 on switches 1,2 and 52 to 52 on switches 2,3, and then 52 to 51 on switches 1,3.


    on the primary switch, conf t

    vsf member 1
    type jl728a
    link 1 1/1/51
    link 2 1/1/52
    vsf member 2
    type jl728a
    link 1 2/1/51
    link 2 2/1/52
    vsf member 3
    type jl728a
    link 1 3/1/51
    link 2 3/1/52
    vsf secondary-member 2


    Then on the second (and if necessary, third) switch, you'll connect direct to it (ssh or serial) and set them up with the following - first configure VSF, then renumber the switch:
    Second switch:

    conf t

    vsf member 1
    type jl728a
    link 1 1/1/51
    link 2 1/1/52
    exit
    vsf renumber-to 2

    When you execute that command, it will ask for confirmation and then reboot - have the cable ready to connect the link and plug it in as soon as you reboot the switch on the renumber command.

    And the third switch:
    conf t
    vsf member 1
    type jl728a
    link 1 1/1/51
    link 2 1/1/52
    exit
    vsf renumber-to 3

    Change the type to whatever your model is as needed.  This can be seen in the config with show run - there is a vsf section even if you don't have a stack.

    Another note - if you set a VSF member to something besides 1, the switch won't boot unless it finds a master.  Also, recommend putting a backup switch in (that's the vsf secondary command) in case switch 1 goes down, that switch will take over and keep the rest of the stack up.  Check the documentation for more info.
    Hope this helps.

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    Phillip Horn
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  • 3.  RE: Unable to stack 6300m

    Posted Mar 03, 2021 04:27 PM
    This Guide should help with creating the stack in addition to the commands that have been provided.

    https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/HPE/MigratedAssets/AOS-CX%20VSF%20Best%20Practices.pdf

    What is the version of code that the switches are on that you're trying to use the mobile app on?

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    Justin Noonan
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