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  • 1.  Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 10, 2024 11:47 AM

    Using Aruba Central, I am trying (unsuccessfully) to add a member to a VSF stack that currently has just the conductor CX6200F (R8Q72A).  The second switch is the same model and firmware version (10.11.1021).  I have tried auto-stacking using port 13 (GigE) and port 15 (10G SFP) but both failed to sync the second 6200F with the stack.

    For this model 6200F, the documentation does not specify which ports support auto-stacking so I guessed twice and failed both times.

    This is what my setup looks like now, after detaching and reattaching the license subscription from the second switch that I want to add to the stack. Questions:

    1.  What ports should I be using for auto-stacking on these devices?
    2.  What to do next?

    This is what I followed to try to do this before reaching out for help.

    Aruba ESP: Aruba AOS-CX and Aruba Central Better Together: VSF & Multi-edit

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    Aruba ESP: Aruba AOS-CX and Aruba Central Better Together: VSF & Multi-edit
    Aruba Central a cloud-based networking solution with AI-powered insights, workflow automation, and edge-to-cloud security that empowers IT to manage and optimize campus, branch, remote, data center, and IoT networks from one dashboard. This video will cover demostration VSF & Multi-edit - all from Single pane of glass management.
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  • 2.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 10, 2024 08:56 PM

    Just note that "R8Q72A" 6200-12G can only be stacked with its exact model not with 6200-24/48 port switch.

    Is your existing VSF stack also R8Q72A switches?



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  • 3.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 13, 2024 12:46 AM
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    Thanks. Both switches are the same model and running the same firmware (aos-cx 10.13).

    I currently have port 13 on the conductor connected to port 14 on the member switch.


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  • 4.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 13, 2024 03:35 AM

    What is the result? VSF formed yet?



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  • 5.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 12, 2024 10:33 PM

    Please try to make a stack with the same speed port on 10G without 1G.

    Make sure the second switch has not been configured.



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  • 6.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted May 13, 2024 10:42 AM
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    This is what I did and where I am.

    1. Assigned licenses to both 6200F switches
    2. Created a Group in Aruba Central 
    3. Added a single switch to the group (the second switch is listed as "unprovisioned")
    4. Create a VSF Stack with the switch from step 3 as the conductor
    5. After step 4, the conductor automatically reconfigures as a VSF and the second switch gets market as offline.
    6. Wait 30 minutes in case something is happening to switch 2
    7. Add switch 2 to the switch group (not the VSF)
    8. Long-press the reset button on the front of switch 2. 
    9. Switch 2 reboots, but no change.


    This is what I now see in Aruba Central.



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  • 7.  RE: Add member to CX6200F VSF Stack

    Posted Sep 09, 2024 02:02 PM

    hi we are trying to setup a vsf stack of 6x  cx 6200f . the first one was upgraded to firmware 10.13.1040. the rest of the switches are on 10.10.1070. According to aruba documentation : "When a device joins a stack and its firmware version is different from the version on the master, the master will push its firmware copy to the device. Once the device receives a copy of the firmware, it will reboot and rejoin the stack, now running the same version as the master." it does work but not sure why but after this happened will zeroize the master as well and i had to start over again. Would you be able to help. 




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