D-Link DES-3326SR Manual - Chapter 4
D-Link DES-3326SR Layer 3 Switch
Chapter 4
Stacking Mode
NOTE: Stacking mode is configured using the CLI command config stacking mode.
To view stacking and related information about switches in the stack use the CLI
command show stacking.
The DES-3326SR Switch can be used as a standalone Layer 3 Switch or it can be used in a stacked arrangement.
There are two hardware requirements to use the Switch in a stacked group:
1. The proper module(s) must be installed. A stacking module must be installed in order to use the Switch
in a stacked configuration. The DES-332GS stacking module is described on page 13.
2. Currently the firmware for the DES-3326SR and DES-3326SR does not yet support stacking with the
DGS-3312SR Layer 3 Switch or the DES-3226S Layer 2 Switch. Furthermore, the two models (DES-
3326SR and DES-3326SR) cannot be mixed in a stack as of this writing. Each stacked Switch group
must be uniform in type, model and firmware. In other words, the stack must consist entirely of DES-
3326SR, or entirely of DES-3326SR Layer 3 Switches.
If the Switches in the stacked group meet these criteria and are properly connected, they may be stacked in
groups of up to thirteen Switches.
Changes to a Switches stacking mode must be using the CLI interface. Please refer to the CLI Reference Manual
or read Configuring a Switch Group for Stacking on page 25 for a description of how to configure the stacking
mode. The default settings allow the slave switches to automatically detect the presence of a Master Switch and
determine the stacking order. Therefore it is only necessary to configure one Switch to be the Master if the
remaining slaves are set to their default settings (config stacking mode enable auto). The CLI
command to designate a Master is config stacking mode enable master.
The switch stack (up to 13
− total) is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of you web-browser. The icons
are in the same order as their respective Unit numbers.
To view the stacking information, use the CLI command show stacking. The illustration below shows a typical
Switch stack information display.
DES-3326SR:4#
DES-3326SR:4#sh stack
Command: show stacking
ID MAC Address Port Range Mode Version RPS Status Model Name
--- ----------------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- ----------
*1 00-00-81-00-01-E0 1 - 26 AUTO 4.01-B27 Present DES-3326SR
2 00-36-57-01-00-00 27 - 52 AUTO 4.01-B27 Present DES-3326SR
3 00-00-81-05-02-80 53 - 78 AUTO 4.01-B27 Present DES-3326SR
Total Entries :3
Figure 4- 1. Stacking Information
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