Specific Rules - SMC Networks SMC6624M Management Manual

Configuring Advanced Features
Stack Management
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Commander Switch
Figure 9-3. Example of a Non-Stacking Device Used in a Stacking Environment

Specific Rules

Table 9-2 outlines the specific rules for switches operating in a stack.
Table 9-2. Specific Rules for Commander, Candidate, and Member Switches
IP Addressing and
Stack Name
Commander IP Addr: Requires an
assigned IP address
and mask for access
via the network.
Stack Name: Required
Candidate IP Addr: Optional.
Configuring an IP
address allows access
via Telnet or web
browser interface
while the switch is not
a stack member. In the
factory default configu-
ration the switch auto-
matically acquires an
IP address if your
network includes DHCP
service.
Stack Name: N/A
9-6
If multiple VLANs are configured, stacking uses only the primary
VLAN on any switch. In the factory-default configuration, the
DEFAULT_VLAN is the primary VLAN. (See "Stacking Operation with
Multiple VLANs Configured" on page 9-44 and "Which VLAN Is
Primary?" on page 9-50.)
Stacking allows intermediate devices that do not support stacking.
This enables you to include switches that are distant from the
Commander.
Switch with Stacking
Disabled or Not Available
Number Allowed Passwords
Per Stack
Only one The Commander's Manager
Commander and Operator passwords are
switch is allowed assigned to any switch
per stack. becoming a Member of the
stack.
If you change the
Commander's passwords, the
Commander propagates the
new passwords to all stack
Members.
n/a Passwords optional. If the
Candidate becomes a stack
Member, it assumes the
Commander's Manager and
Operator passwords.
If a candidate has a password,
it cannot be automatically
added to a stack. In this case,
if you want the Candidate in a
stack, you must manually add
it to the stack.
Candidate Switch
Member Switch
SNMP Communities
Standard SNMP community
operation. The Commander
also operates as an SNMP
proxy to Members for all
SNMP communities config-
ured in the Commander.
Uses standard SNMP
community operation if the
Candidate has its own IP
addressing.