186Stack configurationThis chapter includes these sections:• Stack configuration overview• Stack configuration task list• Configuring the master device of a stack• Configuring stack ports of a slave device• Logging in to the CLI of a slave from the master• Displaying and maintaining stack configuration• Stack configuration exampleStack configuration overviewTo manage network devices situated at distant sites as a whole, you can connect the network devices andperform necessary configurations to establish a stack, helping reduce customer investments and simplifynetwork management.Introduction to stackA stack is a management domain that comprises several network devices connected to one anotherthrough stack ports. In a stack, there is a master device and several slave devices.An administrator can manage all the devices in a stack through the master device. Figure 61 shows anetwork diagram for stack management.Figure 61 Network diagram for stack management• Master device: In a stack, the master device acts as the configuration interface in stackmanagement. Management and monitoring of all the devices in the stack are performed throughthe master device.• Slave devices: Managed devices in a stack.• Stack port: Ports between stack devices.
