Netgear XSM4324FS Software Administration Manual Software Version 12.x - Page 462

M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches 2. Preconfigure any new switches. 3. Power off all new switches that must join the stack. CAUTION: If you cable one or more powered-on switches to the stack, the existing stack and the new switches assume that two stacks are merging. They elect a single, new stack master, and you cannot specify which switch becomes the new master. All stack members assume the configuration that is based on the new stack master. Stack members change their stack member numbers to the lowest available numbers. 4. Install the new switches in the rack. This procedure assumes installation below the bottom-most switch, or above the top-most switch. 5. Disconnect the redundant stack cable that connects the last switch in the stack to the first switch in the stack at the position in the ring where you intend to insert the new switch. Note: If you want to merge an operational stack into the this stack, add the switches as a group by unplugging one stacking cable in the operational stack and physically connecting all unpowered units at that point. 6. Connect this cable to the new switch, following the established order of stack-up to stack-down connections. 7. Power up the new switches one by one. 8. Verify, by monitoring the master switch console port, that the new switch joins the stack by issuing the show switch command. The new switch joins as a member (never as master; the existing master of the stack must not change). 9. If the firmware version of the newly added member is not the same as the existing stack, update the firmware (see Upgrade the Firmware on page 455.). Remove a Switch from a Stack To remove a switch from a stack: 1. Make sure that the redundant stack connection is functional. All stack members must be connected in a logical ring. 2. Power down the switch that you want to remove. Switch Stacks 462 Software Administration Manual