Stacking 3850 Switch

Component required to create 3850 stack.

3850 features :

• Provide convergence between wired and wireless.
• Support  480-Gbps stacking and Cisco StackPower.
• 802.11 ac wireless
• Flexible Netflow 
• Support full PoE+ abd  Universal Power Over Ethernet (UPOE).

3850 license 

• L - Lan base
• S-  Standard ( IP Base )
• E - Enterprise ( IP Service)

Switch model 

• WS-C3850-24S           SFP
• WS-C3850-48T           Ethernet

Stacking requirement Two 3850 switch, both should have same license.

Stack cables

Power Stack ports

Stack port 

Stacking connection 

Stacking procedure 

Step 1 : to stack the switch connect stack cable in cross format as shown in picture above.  There are two cable connect one end to first port and other end to second port of other switch vice versa.

Step 2: connecting power stack connection: connect one end of cable to port 1 of one switch and other end to port 2 of second switch.

Setting stack priority : 

Switch# Switch  [Switch number] priority [1 -15 ]          

lowest is preferred.

To verify stack 

Switch# show switch

To verify license.

Switch# sh license right-to-use