Sim Using The Web Interface - D-Link DGS-3427 User Manual

SIM Using the Web Interface

All xStack DGS-3400 Series Switches are set as Candidate (CaS) switches as their factory default configuration and Single
IP Management will be disabled. To enable SIM for the Switch using the Web interface, go to the Single IP Management
folder and click the SIM Settings link, revealing the following window.
Change the SIM State to Enabled using the pull down menu and click Apply. The screen will then refresh and the SIM
Settings window will look like this:
Parameter
SIM State
Role State
Discovery Interval
Holdtime
Click Apply to implement the settings changed. After enabling the Switch to be a Commander Switch (CS), the Single IP
Management folder will then contain three added links to aid the user in configuring SIM through the web, including
Topology, Firmware Upgrade and Configuration Backup/Restore.
xStack DGS-3400 Series Fast Ethernet Switch
Figure 6- 47. SIM Settings window (disabled)
Figure 6- 48. SIM Settings window (enabled)
Description
Use the pull-down menu to either enable or disable the SIM state on the
Switch. Disabled will render all SIM functions on the Switch inoperable.
Use the pull-down menu to change the SIM role of the Switch. The two choices
are:
Candidate - A Candidate Switch (CaS) is not the member of a SIM group but is
connected to a Commander Switch. This is the default setting for the SIM role
of the DGS-3400 Series.
Commander - Choosing this parameter will make the Switch a Commander
Switch (CS). The user may join other switches to this Switch, over Ethernet, to
be part of its SIM group. Choosing this option will also enable the Switch to be
configured for SIM.
The user may set the discovery protocol interval, in seconds that the Switch
will send out discovery packets. Returning information to a Commander Switch
will include information about other switches connected to it. (Ex. MS, CaS).
The user may set the Discovery Interval from 30 to 90 seconds.
This parameter may be set for the time, in seconds; the Switch will hold
information sent to it from other switches, utilizing the Discovery Interval. The
user may set the hold time from 100 to 255 seconds.
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