NETGEAR 7000 Series manual Managing Switch Stacks

NETGEAR 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide Version 7.2

Table 20-2. Switch stack configuration scenarios (continued)

Scenario	Result
Stack master election specifically determined by the	The stack member with the higher MAC address is
MAC address	elected stack master.
• Assuming that both stack members have the same
priority value and software image, restart both
stack members at the same time.
Add a stack member	The stack master is retained. The new switch is
• Power off the new switch	added to the switch stack.
• Through their stacking ports, connect the new
switch to a powered-on switch stack.
• Power on the new switch.
Stack master failure	Based on “Stack Master Election and Re-Election”,
• Remove (or power off) the stack master.	one of the remaining stack members becomes the
	new stack master. All other stack members in the
	stack remain as stack members and do not reboot.

20-10 Managing Switch Stacks

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