Stacking - NETGEAR ProSafe GS700TS Hardware Installation Manual

• IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-X)
• Auto-sensing and auto-negotiating capabilities for all ports.
• Automatic address learning function to build the packet-forwarding information table. The
table contains up to 8K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses.
• Full- and Half-duplex functions for all 10/100/1000Mbps ports.
• Store-and-Forward transmission to remove bad packets from the network.
• Full-duplex IEEE 802.3x pause frame flow control.
• Active flow control to minimize packet loss/frame drops.
• Half-duplex back-pressure control.
• Per port LEDs, Power supply LED, Master LED and Stack ID indication.
• Internal power supply.
• Standard 1U high, rack mountable 19" chassis.

Stacking

Stacking provides multiple switch management through a single point as if all stack masters are a
single unit. All stack masters are accessed through a single IP address through which the stack is
managed. The stack can be managed from the following:
• Web-based Interface
• SNMP Management Station
Devices support stacking up to six units per stack, or can operate as stand-alone units.
During the Stacking setup, the switches will auto-select one as the Stacking Master. All other
devices are named as slave stack members, and assigned a unique Unit ID. One of the slave units is
designated as the backup master. The backup master acts as a slave stack member, but can become
a stack master in the event of failure of stack master. The master and backup master are assigned
unit IDs of 1 and 2. The Stack Master provides a Single point of control and management as well
as a single interface in which to control and manage the stack.
Switch software is downloaded separately for each stack members. However, all units in the stack
must be running the same software version.
A stack unit can operate in one of the following Modes:
• Master Unit – Manages the Stack and is responsible for the configuration.
Introduction
GS700TS Series Hardware Installation Guide
v1.0, November 2006
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