Netgear M5300-28G-POE+ (GSM7228PSv1h2) - 12-Port Managed Gigabit Switch Softwarehandbuch
Chassis and Stacking
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
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Interface-level features for all interfaces on any stack member
A switch stack is identified in the network by its network IP address. The network IP address
is assigned according to the MAC address of the stack master. Every stack member is
uniquely identified by its own stack member number, which is from 1 to 6. The stack master
can be any number within that range.
uniquely identified by its own stack member number, which is from 1 to 6. The stack master
can be any number within that range.
Stacking supports the following:
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Up to eight switches per stack, which can be any combination of the following switch
models:
models:
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M6100
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M7100
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M5300
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Single IP address management through a web browser, the CLI, or SNMP.
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Master-slave configuration:
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The master retains configuration for entire stack.
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Automatic detection of new members, with synchronization of firmware (upgrade or
downgrade as needed).
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Configuration updates across the stack through a single operation.
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Automatic master failover. Fully resilient stack with chain and ring topology.
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Hot swapping (insertion and removal) of stack members.
Firmware Synchronization and Upgrade
All stack members must run the same software version to ensure compatibility within the
stack. By default, if a unit is added to the stack and its software version is not the same as the
stack master, that unit is not allowed to join the stack. You can enable the Stack Firmware
stack master, that unit is not allowed to join the stack. You can enable the Stack Firmware
Auto Upgrade feature, which automatically synchronizes the firmware version on the new
unit with the version running on the stack master. The synchronization operation might result
in either upgrade or downgrade of firmware on the mismatched stack member.
in either upgrade or downgrade of firmware on the mismatched stack member.
Upgrading the firmware on a stack of switches is the same as upgrading the firmware on a
single switch. After you download a new image by using the File Download screen or SCC,
the downloaded image is distributed to all the connected units of the stack.
single switch. After you download a new image by using the File Download screen or SCC,
the downloaded image is distributed to all the connected units of the stack.
Note:
NETGEAR recommends that you set the active image for all stack
members the same as the active image of the stack master. In other
words, if image1 is the active image on the stack master, all units
must use image1 as the active image. For information about
configuring the active image, see
members the same as the active image of the stack master. In other
words, if image1 is the active image on the stack master, all units
must use image1 as the active image. For information about
configuring the active image, see