Siemens S223 - Switch Group; Designating Master and Slave Switch

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A switch, which is supposed to manage the other switches in stacking is named as Mas-
ter switch and the other switches managed by Master switch are named as Slave switch.
Regardless of installed place or connection state, Master switch can check and manage
all Slave switches.
The below steps are provided to configure stacking.
8.10.1 Switch Group
You should configure all the switches configured with stacking function to be in the same
VLAN. To configure the switches as a switch group belongs in the same VLAN, use the
following command.
Command Mode Description
stack device NAME Global Configures device name or VID
For managing the stacking function, the port connecting Master switch and Slave switch
must be in the same VLAN.
8.10.2 Designating Master and Slave Switch
Designate Mater switch using the following command.
Command Mode Description
stack master Global Designates Master switch
After designating Master switch, register Slave switch for Master switch. To register Slave
switch or delete the registered Slave switch, use the following command.
Command Mode Description
stack add MACADDR [DE-
SCRIPTION]
Registers slave switch.
MACADDR: MAC address
stack del MACADDR
Global
Deletes slave switch.
To make stacking operate well, it is required to enable the interface of Slave switch. The
switches in different VLANs can not be added to the same switch group.
You should designate Slave switch registered in Master Switch as Slave Switch. To des-
ignate Slave switch, use the following command.
Command Mode Description
stack slave Global Designates as a slave switch
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