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Chapter 27 Stacking
XS3800-28 User’s Guide
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27.2.1 Stacking Slot Details
Click a slot number in SYSTEM > Stacking > Stacking Status to display the Stacking Status Details screen
as shown next.
Figure 137 SYSTEM > Stacking > Stacking Status > Stacking Status Details
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 83 SYSTEM > Stacking > Stacking Status > Stacking Status Details
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Slot This field displays the slot ID of the Switch.
Stacking This field displays whether the Switch is active in the stacking system.
Role This field displays whether the stacked Switch is a master, backup or linecard Switch
.
Force Master
Mode This field displays whether the Force Master Mode is enabled or disabled on this Switch. The
Force Master Mode forces this Switch to become a master Switch. This Switch will have the
highest priority over all other Switch in the stack. If two Switches are set as masters, they will have
the same priority level, but the Switch that has the longest active run-time will be selected as the
master Switch automatically.
Priority This field displays the priority level of the Switch. A higher number represents higher priority.
Slot ID After
Reboot This field displays the slot ID of the Switch after a reboot. You can save the slot ID of the Switch
after a reboot by clicking
Freeze in the SYSTEM > Stacking > Stacking Setup screen.
Stacking Status This field displays whether the stacked Switch is active or inactive in a stack system.
Init means the slot ID is being initialized by the master Switch.
active* means the Switch is in the stack, but some items failed to initiate. See the system logs for
details. If the Switch is not a master, disconnect and reconnect the stacking port and wait.
Restart the Switch if it still displays
active* . If the Switch is a master, restart it or choose another
master.
Master Capable This field displays whether the Switch has capacity to become a master Switch. Auto means the
stack system master election process will determine if the Switch can be assigned as a master
Switch.