NETGEAR 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide Version 7.2

Switch Stack Management Connectivity

You manage the switch stack and the stack member interfaces through the stack master. You can use the web interface, the CLI, and SNMP. You cannot manage stack members on an individual switch basis.

Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through Console Ports

You can connect to the stack master through the console port of the stack master only.

Connectivity to the Switch Stack Through Telnet

You can connect to the stack master by using a Telnet connection to the IP address of the stack.

Switch Stack Configuration Scenarios

Table 20-2provides switch stack configuration scenarios. Most of the scenarios assume at least two switches are connected through their stacking ports.

Table 20-2. Switch stack configuration scenarios

Scenario

Result

 

 

Stack master election specifically determined by

Only one of the two stack masters becomes the new

existing stack masters

stack master. None of the other stack members

Note: This is not recommended.

become the stack master.

• Connect two powered-on switch stacks through the

 

stacking ports.

 

 

 

Stack master election specifically determined by the

The stack member with the higher priority value is

stack member priority value

elected stack master.

• Connect two switches through their stacking ports.

 

• Use the switch stack-member-number priority

 

new-priority-numberglobal configuration command

 

to set one stack member to a higher member

 

priority value.

 

• Restart both stack members at the same time.

 

 

 

Managing Switch Stacks

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v1.0, May 2008

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