Switch Stack System; Switch Stack System Introduction - Zte ZXR10 5900 Series User Manual

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Switch Stack System

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Switch Stack System Introduction........................................53

Configuring Switch Stack System.........................................57
Accessing the Specific Stack Member by Command Line .........57
Viewing Switch Stack System Information.............................58
Switch Stack System
Introduction
Switch stack system means the collection of multiple switches
which is implemented by connecting the switch stack port with
stack cable. The multiple switches in stack system work together
as one switch. Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols act as an entity in
the network. 59 series switch support at most stack of 9 devices
in which one switch is main device that can configure and manage
all members in stack system.
All the features that main switch supports can be supported in
stack system. Main switch saves configuration file of stack system.
When configuration is saved, configuration fill will be copied to all
stack member for backup. When stack system acts as layer 3
device, the MAC address of stack system is the unique ID in the
network. The MAC address of main device in stack system is that
of the whole stack system. Each stack member is identified by its
stack member ID.
Any one of stack members can be main device. When main de-
vice isn't applicable, a new main device will be designated among
other member devices according to a specific rule. The rule will
be introduced as follows.
Stack system can be managed with a IP address which is not re-
lated to specific main device and other stack members but is a
system level configuration. Even if main device or other stack
members leave form stack system, stack system can be managed
with this IP address.
There are two modes for managing stack system:
� The serial port cable is connected to any serial port of stack
member. Management is implemented by CLI.
� Management is implemented by SNMP.
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