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AOS-CX VSF Stack Configuration Using UI Groups
You can create VSF Virtual Switching Framework. VSF allows network administrators to stack multiple individual switches into a single logical device using standard Ethernet links. stacks, add stack members, modify VSF links, change standby conductor and remove stack members through the UI.
Stacks can be configured only at the group level.
To create and manage stacks through the UI, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
- All switches in the VSF stack are added to the device inventory and assigned with a license.
- All switches in the VSF stack are set to the factory default configuration.
- All switches in the VSF stack are running 10.07 or later firmware versions.
- All switches in the VSF stack are of the same switch series. Stacks cannot be created with a mixed set of switches. The stacks must be made up of either only 6200 or only 6300 switches.
- Members in the VSF stack other than the conductor should not have an uplink connectivity. Otherwise, auto-stacking will not work.
- Members in the VSF stack other than the conductor should not be onboarded to HPE Aruba Networking Central.
- Before creating a stack, only the conductor must be moved to the UI group. All other stack members are automatically moved to the UI group once the stack is created.
- To create a stack with existing HPE Aruba Networking Central devices, you must first disconnect and delete the devices from HPE Aruba Networking Central. You must then zeroize and convert the devices as conductor, standby, and members. For information about deleting offline switches from HPE Aruba Networking Central, see Deleting an Offline Switch.
- All switches in the VSF stack must be physically connected in the chain or ring topology on the ports reserved for auto-stacking. For auto-stacking to work, the members should be connected in the direction of the higher denomination port to the lower denomination port.
The following ports are reserved for auto-stacking:
- 12-port switch models— Ports 13 and 14
- 24-port switch models— Ports 25 and 26
- 48-port switch models— Ports 49 and 50
For more information on auto-stacking configuration, refer to the AOS-CX Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) Guide.
For more information, see the following topics:
