Stacking Mode Settings; Box Information - D-Link xStack DGS-3426G User Manual

If both the Primary Master and the Backup Master are removed, the election process is immediately processed and a new Primary
Master and Backup Master are determined. Switches in the stack will clear the configurations of the units removed, and
dynamically learned databases, such as ARP, will be cleared as well. Static switch configurations still remain in the database of
the remaining switches in the stack and those functions will not be affected.
NOTE: If there is a Box ID conflict when the stack is in the discovery phase, the device
will enter a special standalone topology mode. Users can only get device information,
configure Box IDs, save and reboot. All stacking ports will be disabled and an error
message will be produced on the local console port of each device in the stack. Users
must reconfigure Box IDs and reboot the stack.

Stacking Mode Settings

To begin the stacking process, users must first enable this device for stacking by using the Stacking Mode Settings window.
To view this window, click Administration > Stacking > Mode Settings, as shown below:
Use the drop-down menu, choose Enabled and click Apply to allow stacking of this Switch.

Box Information

This window is used to configure stacking parameters associated with all switches in the xStack
configure parameters such as box ID, box priority and pre-assigning model names to switches to be entered into the switch stack.
To view this window, click Administration > Stacking > Box Information, as shown below:
Parameter Description
Current Box ID The Box ID of the switch in the stack to be configured.
New Box ID The new box ID of the selected switch in the stack that was selected in the Current Box ID field.
The user may choose any number between 1 and 12 to identify the switch in the switch stack.
Auto will automatically assign a box number to the switch in the switch stack.
Priority Displays the priority ID of the Switch. The lower the number, the higher the priority. The box
(switch) with the lowest priority number in the stack is the Primary Master switch. The Primary
Master switch will be used to configure applications of the switch stack.
Information configured in this window is found in the Monitoring folder under Stacking Information.
®
xStack DGS-3426G Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 2 - 11 Stacking Mode Settings window
Figure 2 - 12 Box Information window
23
®
DGS-3426G. The user may