D-Link DGS-3100 Merging Stacks, Stacking Cable Failure, Inserting Excess Stacking Members

DGS-3100 Series Gigabit Stackable Managed Switch User Manual

Merging Stacks

This example assumes that the user would like to merge two working stacks. This creates one stack from two separate stacks. There are two scenarios:

If new stacking members are powered down during insertion and then powered up

•This is identical to insert stacking members into a running stack, see Replacing Failed Stacking-Members in a Running Stack. The only difference is that an additional stacking member is inserted into the stack. Therefore, for each stacking member inserted the same process occurs.

If stacks being merged are connecting via stacking cables and, both stacks are running the following occurs:

•If each of the joined stacks has a Stack Master, both Stack Masters s perform the Master Discovery process. Both Stack Masters participate in the Master Election process. One Stack Master is selected as the Stack Master. The criteria for selecting a Stack Master in a merged stack as follows:

–Force Master

–System Up Time

–Lowest Unit ID

–Lowest MAC Address

•The process of master selection between two Stack Masters is as follows:

–If Force Master is enabled, then the Stack Master which was forced is selected.

–The System Up Time is measured in increments of 10 minutes The Stack Master with longest System Up Time is selected as Stack Master.

–If both Stack Masters have the same Up Time, the Stack Master with the lowest Unit ID is selected as Stack Master.

–If both Stack Master Unit IDs are equal the Stack Master with the lowest MAC address is selected.

–The Master Election process assigns a dynamically allocated Unit ID Reassignment of Unit Id to the other Stack Master and is performed by the new Stack Master. The switch is either allocated as a stack memberor the Backup Master. There cannot be two stacking members with the same Unit ID at the process end.

–The Stacking Master that loses the Master election process is shut down if the Unit ID was manually allocated. It is recommended that the administrator configure the switch to Auto Assign mode before reconnecting the switch to the stack.

–When two stacks are combined, all of the configuration information for one of the stacks is lost. After the discovery/election process is completed, only the new Stack Master maintains its configuration information,

–If one of the merged stacks had neither a Stack Master unit nor a Backup Master, then stacking members belonging to this groupare inserted into the stack as in Replacing Failed Stacking-Members in a Running Stack. The Stack Master either connects stacking members to the stack using thecurrent Unit Ids or reallocates the Unit IDs necessary. For more information see Replacing Failed Stacking-Members in a Running Stack.

If two stacks are merged into one stack, both stack configuration cannot be to maintained. All stacking member’s dynamic information that belong to the portion of the stack that was not reelected is lost and the new Stack Master relearns the information. .

Stacking Cable Failure

This example assumes that Stacking Connection Cables failed and caused the stack to split, as described in Dividing Stacks. When the stacking cable connection is fixed and stacking members are reconnected, it results in merging two stacks as described in Merging Stacks.

This can be occured only if the topology of the stack is Chain topology. Single stacking cable failure does not causes a stack split if a Ring topology is used.

Inserting Excess Stacking Members

This example assumes that the user attempts to insert too many stacking members into s into a stack.

•All stacking members (existing and newly inserted) are powered on at the same time:

–A Stack Master is elected following Master Discovery and Master Election processes.

–All excess stacking members are shutdown.

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