Stacking Mode Settings; Force Master Role Settings; Box Information - D-Link xStack DGS-3400 Series Reference Manual

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Stacking Mode Settings

To begin the stacking process, users must first enable this device for stacking by using the Stacking Mode Settings window.
To view this window, click Administration > Stacking > Mode Settings, as shown below.
Use the pull-down menu, choose Enabled and click Apply to allow stacking of this Switch.

Force Master Role Settings

This window is used to ensure the master role is unchanged when adding a new device to the current stacking topology. If the
state is enabled, when the device is in the election state, it still uses the original priority setting and MAC to compare device
priority. After stacking is stable, the master's priority will become zero. If stacking topology changes afterwards, the Master
device will use priority zero and MAC address to determine the new primary master.
To view this window, click Administration > Stacking > Force Master Role Settings, as shown below.
Use the pull-down menu, choose Enabled and click Apply and the mater's priority become zero after the stacking has stabilized.
Information configured in this window is found in the Monitoring > Stacking Information.

Box Information

This window is used to configure stacking parameters associated with all switches in the xStack
configure parameters such as box ID, box priority and pre-assigning model names to switches to be entered into the switch stack.
To view this window, click Administration > Stacking > Box Information, as shown below.
Parameter Description
Current Box ID The Box ID of the switch in the stack to be configured.
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Figure 2 - 11 Stacking Mode Settings window
Figure 2 - 12 Force Master Role Settings window
Figure 2 - 13 Box Information window
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