Hey all,
Here's my most recent experience with adding a new switch member to an existing stack. In my case, I added a MS210 to a switch stack in production. The switches were running the 12.x firmware and I followed these steps:
- Claimed new switch in Meraki Org
- Powered on new switch with an ethernet uplink inserted
- Made sure it checked into the Meraki dashboard and upgraded to the same firmware version as existing switch stack
- Powered off new switch member
- Broke the existing stack ring and re-cabled with new switch member
- Powered on new switch
- Once the new switch regain cloud connectivity, I manually added the switch to the stack, and I was done
During my experience, I saw ~3 dropped ping packets when the new switch first powered on with the stack cables installed. I am sure everyones' experience is a little different depending on hardware models and firmware versions, but mine was very positive.
