Stacking JG240A HP A5500 48G-PoE+ EI with H3C S5500-52C-PWR-EI

[JazzMan808]

Hi All,

As HP has renamed the H3C S5500-52C-PWR-EI into  JG240A HP A5500 48G-PoE+ EI, can someone tell me if the two are stackable? I already have 3x of the old H3C S5500-52C-PWR-EI in a stack but due to expansion the team have just procured a  JG240A HP A5500 48G-PoE+ EI switch to also be stacked. Is it possible to introduce the new HP A5500 switch into the stack?

The stack is done by CX4 modules.

Thanks

Jazz

[Fredrik Lönnman]

It's the same hardware just renamed so I can't see why it wouldnt work. You'll probably need to upgrade the current stack to a new HP branded software though, since that will probably be whats on the new 5500.

[paulgear]

Hi Jazz,

If you take a look at the release notes for the latest code, there's a command in there to set the branding of the switches. I don't remember the exact details, but it seemed fairly straightforward when i was reading them. If i remember correctly, the brand must be set to the same thing on all stack members.