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Hitless stacking default behavior – Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide User Manual

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The following figure illustrates hitless stacking support in a stack split.

FIGURE 15 Hitless stacking support in a stack split

Hitless stacking default behavior

Hitless stacking is disabled by default. When disabled, the following limitations are in effect:

If a failover occurs, every unit in the stack will reload

Manual switchover is not allowed. If the CLI command stack switch-over is entered, the following
message will appear on the console:

Switch-over is not allowed. Reason: hitless-failover not configured.

Hitless stacking default behavior

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