MS425 Flexible stack question

[Eric3]

Hi,

I have a question about stacking a Meraki 425.
At the moment we have 2x separate Meraki 425 as distribution switches but not in stack. Switch1 is connected to internet and switch2 has internet uplink from switch1.
  I want to make this network redundant without blocked STP links by stacking these 2 switch into 1 stack.
Unfortunately is this 425 model a little bit special and does not have a hardcoded stackport but a flexible interface you need to config to become a stack first.

I don't have any spares to test and my questions is: does anyone know if stack settings remain hardcoded for MS425 after the stack config is pushed on both devices before both switches connected together as a stack?

The intention is for switch1 to remain active with 1 uplink to internet, and switch2 will be added to switch1, forming a single stack and using switch1 uplink to connect to the cloud.

With a dedicated hardcoded stackport instead of flexible config life would be easier.
 
Thanks in advance.

[alemabrahao]

Yes, the Meraki MS425 supports flexible stacking, and once you configure the stacking ports via the Meraki Dashboard, those settings persist on the switches even before the physical stack cables are connected and the MS425 does not have dedicated stack ports. Instead, any port can be configured as a stack port.

Switch Stacks - Cisco Meraki Documentation

[Eric3 · Accepted solution]

Hurray  alemabrahao. Thats the good news i like to hear and can sleep better now.
I have hate-love relation with cloudbased solutions, because i'm used to config devices myself without having internet connection first to see whats going on.
Thanks for your quick response.

[alemabrahao]

I've already set it up this way and it works perfectly.

[Eric3]

😀