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DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
200 Web-Based Switch Management
switch’s MAC address. The lowest MAC address
in the switch stack will become Unit 1 (the
Master Switch), the next highest MAC address
will become Unit 2, and so on. This is the
switch’s default mode.
master The switch that the management station is
connected to (via the switch’s serial port) will
become Unit 1 − the master switch. This switch
will then be used to configure the switch stack.
slave The switch that the management station is
connected to (via the switch’s serial port) will
never become the Master Switch and will always
be Unit 2 or higher. If multiple switches in the
stack are configured as slave switches, their
unit numbers are determined by the numerical
value of their respective MAC addresses.
standalone This command effectively removes the switch
connected to the management station (via the
switch’s serial port) from the switch stack. The
switch will be assigned a Unit number of 1 and
cannot be managed as part of the switch stack.
When a switch in a switch stack is configured as
standalone, stacking information is still passed
over the stacking link to other switches in the
stack.
The following example configures the two switches in a two-
switch stack to give the switch with the lowest MAC address a
Unit number greater than 1 (configured as a slave). The
second switch is configured to always have a Unit number of 1
(configured as the master):
With the management station’s console connected to the serial
port of the switch with the lowest MAC address, enter the
following command at the prompt: