Operation Manual – Stack-Cluster
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Stack
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Make sure the IP addresses in the IP address pool of a stack are successive so
that they can be assigned successively. For example, the IP addresses in an IP
address pool with its start IP address something like 223.255.255.254 are not
successive. In this case, errors may occur when adding a switch to the stack.
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IP addresses in the IP address pool of a stack must be of the same network
segment. For example, the 1.1.255.254 is not a qualified start address for a stack
IP address pool.
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If the IP address of the management VLAN interface of the main switch (or a slave
switch) is not of the same network segment as that of the stack address pool, the
main switch (or the slave switch) automatically removes the existing IP address
and picks a new one from the stack address pool as its IP address.
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Since both stack and cluster use the management VLAN and only one VLAN
interface is available on the S3100 switch, stack and cluster must share the same
management VLAN if you want to configure stack within a cluster.
1.2.2 Maintaining Slave Switches
After creating a stack, you can switch to slave switch view from the main switch to
configure slave switches.
Operation
Command
Description
Switch to slave
switch view
stacking
number
Required
Number
: Serial number of the slave
switch to be accessed.
You can switch from the user view of the
main switch to that of the slave switch
without changing the user level.
You can quit slave switch view after slave switch configuration.
Operation
Command
Description
Quit slave switch view
quit
You can quit slave switch view only
by executing this command in user
view of a slave switch.
1.2.3 Stack-Port Function Configuration
I. Introduction to the Stack-Port Function
If you enable the stack function on a stack-supporting device, the device will send
join-in requests to the connected stack ports of all the switches connected with the
device. This may cause switches not expecting to join in the stack to join in the stack
automatically, affecting network stability.