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Configuring Advanced Features
Stack Management
Configuring Advanced
Features
Stack Management
Stacking Features
Stack Management (termed stacking) enables you to use a single IP address
and standard network cabling to manage a group of up to 16 SMC6624M
switches in the same IP subnet (broadcast domain). Using stacking, you can:
■ Reduce the number of IP addresses needed in your network.
Feature Default Menu CLI Web
view stack status
view status of a single switch n/a page 9-26
thru
page 9-28
page 9-31 page 9-46
view candidate status n/a page 9-31
view status of commander and its
stack
n/a page 9-32
view status of all stacking-enabled
switches in the ip subnet
n/a page 9-32
configure stacking
enable/disable candidate Auto-Join enabled/Yes page 9-15 page 9-37
“push” a candidate into a stack n/a page 9-15 page 9-38
configure a switch to be a commander n/a page 9-12 page 9-33
“push” a member into another stack n/a page 9-24 page 9-39
remove a member from a stack n/a page 9-21 page 9-40
or
page 9-41
“pull” a candidate into a stack n/a page 9-17 page 9-36
“pull” a member from another stack n/a page 9-19 page 9-38
convert a commander or member to a
member of another stack
n/a page 9-24 page 9-39
access member switches for
configuration and traffic monitoring
n/a page 9-23 page 9-42
disable stacking enabled page 9-15 page 9-45
transmission interval 60 seconds page 9-12 page 9-45