Planet Technology SGSW-24040R, WGSW-24040R user manual „ Master Forwarding Table

User’s Manual of WGSW-24040 / WGSW-24040R

SGSW-24040 / SGSW-24040R

Figure 4-16-8Stack Information page screenshot - Stack List

The page includes the following fields:

Object		Description
•	Delete	Deletes this switch from the stack configuration.
•	Stack Member	The MAC address of the switch.
•	Switch ID	The Switch ID (1-16) assigned to a switch. For more information, see description
		of Switch IDs
•	Master Capable	Indicates whether a switch is capable of being master. An unmanaged switch, for
		example, will not be Master Capable.
•	Master Priority	The priority that the switch has in the master election process.
		The smaller the priority, the more likely the switch will become master during the
		master election process.
•	Switch Type	The product name of the switch.

•Start Master Election By checking this option, the "Save" operation will also start the master election process.

This is done by clicking "Start Master Election", followed by "Save". This causes the first two criteria to be ignored, thereby basing master election only on master priority and MAC address. When master election is enforced, the first two criteria are ignored for a period of 10-15 seconds.

„Master Forwarding Table

As the heading suggests, the information in the table is as seen from the master view.

For each switch in the stack, the following information is shown:

•The MAC address, switch ID, distance information, and the primary forwarding path to the switch.

•For ring topology, a backup path is also provided.

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