Stacking Function Features Overview - Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 User Manual

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Stacking Function Features Overview

PRIMERGY BX900 GbE Connection Blade 36/8+2 Stacking (SB11) provides the following stacking
function features:
1. Only stacking with ring topology will be supported for redundant configuration. The redundant
configuration function must keep the ring topology stacking system to backup maintenance.
2. A stack contains at most eight member switches.
3. Stack is managed as a single switch and has a single IP address.
4. The stack will negotiate a master switch automatically.
5. A standby switch will be configured manually or be auto-assigned by the stack master.
6. If the stack master becomes unavailable, the standby switch will become the stack master
automatically without any election process.
7. Self configuration and self management.
8. A switch can be added to and removed from the stack without interrupting the other switches in the
stack except for adding powered on switch.
9. LAG is possible with ports of the entire stack and not restricted to a single switch.
10. Unique configuration entry is from stack master.
11. Unique firmware upgrade entry is from stack master.
12. Master role could be transferred form one unit to the other unit in the stack.
13. A status LED is supported to indicate which device is the stack master.
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