topic Help stacking 2 SG500XG-8F8T 16-Port 10GB managed switches in Switching

Help stacking 2 SG500XG-8F8T 16-Port 10GB managed switches

EduardoRuiz — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:01:56 GMT

I need assistance on how to properly stack these 2 switches together. Both switches were reset to factory settings and upgraded the firmware to the latest version available.

I have tried but have failed to get them to work as 1. Here's what I have done;

Unit 1

IP Static: 192.168.2.91

Stack Master: Set as Unit1

Stack Mode: Native Stacking

Stack connection speed: 10G

XG15 and XG16 were selected as the stacking ports

Unit 2

IP Static: 192.168.2.92

Stack Master: Set as Unit 2

Stack Mode: Native Stacking

XG15 and XG16 were selected as the stacking ports

Unit 2 Stack Connection Speed: 10G

Did I miss a setting? It looks pretty straightforward but yet I can't get this to work.

Help.

These settings seem to be fine but when I connect the cable in the ports to make the units stackable, unit 2 restarts and all the lights in the front turn on and stay in that state. Please see the screenshot attached.

Re: Help stacking 2 SG500XG-8F8T 16-Port 10GB managed switches

Georg Pauwen — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:18:30 GMT

Hello,

hard to say what you are missing. Which ports and which cable are you using to form the stack ?

Maybe looking at the short video below helps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWJgM2Bkxf8

Re: Help stacking 2 SG500XG-8F8T 16-Port 10GB managed switches

paul driver — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:03:36 GMT

Hello

The switchs do not require separate ip addresses so to make sure the switches are set t default and have no stacking enabled, So disconnect the stack cabling and log on to each switch individually

sw1 -s2
conf t

no stack config
exit

wr mem

reload

once switches have reloaded
sw1
config t
stack unit 1
stack config link x/x-x unit-id 1
end
wr me
reload

sw2
config t
stack unit 1
stack config link x/x-x unit-id 2
end
wr me
power off

Connect stack cables between sw-2
power up sw2

once both switches are up, console onto sw1
show stack config