Inserting A Stacking Member; Exchanging Stacking Members; Switching The Stacking Master - NETGEAR FS728TS User Manual

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Units toggle between Stacking Mode and Stand-alone Mode
Each time the system reboots, the Startup Configuration file in the Master unit is used to configure the stack. If a stack member is removed from the
stack, and then replaced with a unit with the same Unit ID, the stack member is configured with the original device configuration. Only ports that are
physically present are displayed in the FS700TS web pages, and can be configured through the web management system. By default, Unit IDs are
assigned automatically. However, you can use the browser to assign a specific Unit ID; for example, the same unit ID as the unit which was
recently removed."

Inserting a Stacking Member

When a stacking member is inserted into a running stack, it is automatically assigned a unit number. Note that a unit should not be powered up until
it has been connected to the stack. If the user has already configured a Unit ID for the newly joined unit, a new Unit ID is not assigned.

Exchanging Stacking Members

If a stack member with the same Unit ID replaces an existing Unit ID with the same Unit ID, the previous device configuration is applied to the
inserted stack member. If the new inserted device has either more than or less ports than the previous device, the relevant port configuration is
applied to the new stack member.
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If a 24 port switch replaces a 24 port switch, all port configurations remain the same.
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IIf a 48 port switch replaces a 48 port switch, all port configurations remain the same.
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IIf a 48 port switch replaces a 24 port switch, the first 24 ports receive the 24 FE port configuration. The GE port configurations remain the
same. The remaining ports receive the default port configuration.
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IIf a 24 port switch replaces a 48 port switch, the first 24 ports receive the first 24 port configuration. The GE port configurations remain the
same.
The replaced stacking members receives the previous stacking member's Unit ID.

Switching the Stacking Master

The Secondary Master replaces the Stacking Master if one of the following events occur:
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The Stacking Master fails or is removed from the stack.
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Links from the Stacking Master to the stacking members fails.
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A soft switchover is performed via the web interface.
Switching between the Stacking Master and the Secondary Master results in a limited service loss. Any dynamic tables are relearned if a failure
occurs. The running configuration file is synchronized between Stacking Master and the Secondary Master and continues running on the
Secondary Master.
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