02-14-2014 07:13 AM - edited 03-07-2019 06:12 PM
Hey guys recently I tried to introduce a 2960x switch into a 2960s stack.
I prepped the bpth switches and made sure the prefer sdm was set to default as well as setting the stack port speed on the 2960s stack to 10 so its would be compatible.
Once i stacked the switches i got a version mismatch error and an auto upgrade message, after waiting roughly 40 minutes with no succcessful upgrade i removed the X switch from the stack
below are the IOS running on both switches
* 1 52 WS-C2960S-48FPS-L 15.0(2)SE5 C2960S-UNIVERSALK9-M
2 28 WS-C2960S-24TD-L 15.0(2)SE5 C2960S-UNIVERSALK9-M
3 52 WS-C2960X-48FPD-L 15.0(2)EX4 C2960X-UNIVERSALK9-M
Any thoughts on how to successfully stacked these?? Thanks in advance
02-14-2014 07:43 AM
Hi,
some info about stacking different switch 2960S with 2960X.
More info is available at:
Hope this can help you.
Mixed Stacks: FlexStack and FlexStack-Plus
Table 2. Allowed Mixed Stack Combinations
Mixed Stack Combination | 2960-XR IP Lite | 2960-X LAN Base | 2960-S LAN Base |
2960-XR IP Lite | Yes | No | No |
2960-X LAN Base | No | Yes | Yes |
2960-S LAN Base | No | Yes | Yes |
Table 3. Backward Compatibility
02-14-2014 08:56 AM
This might be able to help you out.
02-14-2014 03:49 PM
Yes, you can stack 2960X with 2960S but you can only stack UP TO four (4) switches in a stack.
NOTE:
1. I have not tried using the 15.0(2)EX4 IOS with the 15.0(2)SE4 IOS. So I cannot tell you if this will work or not. I am suspecting you can, but I am not sure.
2. I strongly recommend you stay as far away as possible IOS version 15.0(2)SE5. It's not a good version. Downgrade to 15.0(2)SE4.
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