C9300 stacking

[EB_Tech]

I'm a little confused by Cisco's documentation and was hoping someone could clarify before I go ordering stacking cables.

I've got 2x C9300 24 port switches and the Cisco documentation (at the link below) says there always has to be an Active and a Standby. So in a 2 switch stack are the ports for the Standby switch still available for use or is it purely for redundancy? i.e. if I stack the two switches do I get 24 usable ports with redundancy or do I get 48 ports?


https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9300/software/release/17-3/configuration_guide/stck_mgr_ha/b_173_stck_mgr_ha_9300_cg/managing_switch_stacks.html#:~:text=Note%20that%20Cisco%20Catalyst%209300L%20series%20switches%20connect,h....

[Joseph W. Doherty]

48

[balaji.bandi · Accepted solution]

You get 48 and if you have modules added that will add too.

[EB_Tech]

Thanks for the quick replies!! Much appreciated!