NETGEAR NETGEAR user manual Stacking Recommendations

User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software

Table 12-2.	Switch stack configuration scenarios (continued)
Stack master election specifically determined by		The stack member with the higher MAC address is
the 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.		on page 5, 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.

Stacking Recommendations

The purpose of this section is to collect notes on recommended procedures and expected behavior of stacked FSM7328S/FSM7352S. Procedures addressed initially are listed below.

•Initial installation and power-up of a stack.

•Removing a unit from the stack

•Adding a unit to an operating stack

•Replacing a stack member with a new unit

•Renumbering stack members

•Moving the master to a different unit in the stack

•Removing a master unit from an operating stack

•Merging two operational stacks

•Preconfiguration

•Upgrading firmware

•Migration of configuration with a firmware upgrade

12-10 Managing Switch Stacks

202-10088-01, March 2005