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Administration: Stack Management
System Modes
Cisco Small Business 200, 300 and 500 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide (Internal Version) 82
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STEP 1 Click Administration > System Mode and Stack Management.
The operational status of a standalone device or a stack is displayed in the
Operational Status block:
• Stack Unit Mode—Displays one of the following values for the device:
- Standalone—Device is not part of a stack.
- Native Stacking—Device is part of a stack in which all of the units are of
the same types.
- Basic Hybrid Stacking—Device is part of a stack that can consist of both
SG500X and Sx500 devices with the Sx500 feature set.
- Advanced Hybrid Stacking—Device is part of a stack that can consist of
both SG500X and Sx500 devices with the SG500X feature set.
- Advanced Hybrid Stacking XG—Device is part of a stack that can
consist of both SG500X/ESW2-550X and SG500XG devices with the
SG500X feature set.
• Stack Topology—Displays whether the topology of the stack is chain or
ring.
• System Mode—Displays whether the stack/standalone devices are
operating in Layer 2, Layer 3 or Layer 2 and Layer 3 system mode.
• Stack Master—Displays the unit ID of the master unit of the stack.
• Master Election Status—Displays how the stack master unit was selected.
See Master Selection Process.
STEP 2 To configure the system mode after reboot, select either Layer 2 or Layer 3 mode.
STEP 3 To configure the queues mode after reboot, select whether to configure 4 or 8
QoS queues on the device. See Configuring QoS Queues.
STEP 4 Configure the units in a stack in the Stack Administrative Settings Table. These
changes become effective after reboot.
NOTE If the device is an Sx500 and if the stack unit mode is changed from Native Stacking
to Standalone, the device will be in Layer 2 system mode after reboot, unless you
change the System Mode field to Layer 3 at this time.
The following operational status of every unit in a stack is displayed in the table.
• Stack Unit Number—Displays the unit ID of a known and active unit.