Stack Management
Unit Failure in Stack
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Clear and reset the configuration of the slave unit to default (to prevent an
incorrect configuration from the new master unit). As a result, there is no
traffic forwarding on the slave unit.
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Apply related user configurations to the slave unit.
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Exchange dynamic information such as port STP state, dynamic MAC
addresses, and link up/down status between the master and the slave unit.
Packet forwarding on the slave unit resumes after the state of its ports are
set to forwarding by the master according to STP.
NOTE
Packet flooding to unknown unicast MAC addresses will occur
until the MAC addresses are learned or relearned.
Reconnecting the Original Master Unit After Failover
After failover, if the original master is connected again, the master selection
process is performed. If the original master (unit 1) is reselected to be the master,
the current master (unit 2, which was the original backup unit) is rebooted and
becomes the backup once again.
Note that during master/backup failover, the up time of the backup unit is retained.