Can you stack a 2960S and 2960X?

Can you stack a 2960S and 2960X?

Can you stack a 2960S and 2960X?

The 2960X allows stacking of up to eight switches and can provide up to 80 Gbps bandwidth with FlexStack+. Since 2960S can only stack up to four and provides up to 40 Gbps bandwidth, both switches are architecturally different and one would think that it shouldn’t stack – but, it does.

Is 2960X stack module hot swappable?

All the FlexStack modules are hot-swappable and can be inserted while the switch is powered on.

How do you connect stack cables?

Below the steps that show how to cable the stack for power-stack configuration:

  1. From switch 1 port A we connect to switch 2 port B (pink cable).
  2. From switch 5 port A we connect to switch 6 port B (Red cable).
  3. Note: The switch to be added to the stack must be off.

How many 2960 switches can be stacked?

eight switches
Individual Cisco Catalyst 2960-X or 2960-XR Series Switches spread across multiple wiring closets on different floors of a building or in different buildings of a campus can be stacked with the FlexStack extended fiber modules (Figures 6 and 7). Up to eight switches can be stacked together.

How do I add a Cisco 2960 switch to an existing stack?

Cisco 2960X – Add Stack Member

  1. Power up the new switch and check that IOS matches that of the existing stack.
  2. Copy the config from the existing stack to the new switch.
  3. Provison the new switch on the existing stack.
  4. Set stack member number and priority on new switch.

How do I add a stack to a Cisco switch?

For adding a switch to the stack follow these steps:

  1. Step 1) On the new switch give the global command: switch stack-member-number provision type.
  2. switch 3 provision ws3750g-24t.
  3. Step 2) Power off the new stack member.
  4. Step 3) Connect the new member to the Cisco stack using the stacking cables, 1 loop at a time.

How many switches can be stacked together?

Key points. You can add up to nine individual switches in a stack. Only the switch which has a special stacking module can join the stack. To connect stacking modules, a special stacking cable is used.