Owner's Manual

10 Contents
Enabling the DHCP Client on the Default
VLAN
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Managing DHCP Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Configuring Static Network Information on the
OOB Port
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configuring Static Network Information on the
Default VLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configuring and Viewing Additional Network
Information
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Basic Network Information Configuration
Example
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8 Managing a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Creating a PowerConnect M6220 Stack
. . . . . 145
Creating a PowerConnect M6348 Stack
. . . . . 146
Creating a PowerConnect M8024-k Stack . . . . 147
PowerConnect 7000 Series and M6348
Stacking Compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . 150
Adding a Switch to the Stack. . . . . . . . . . . 151
Removing a Switch from the Stack
. . . . . . . . 152
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack? . . . 152
What is Stacking Standby?
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What is Nonstop Forwarding?
. . . . . . . . . . 153
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
NSF Network Design Considerations
. . . . . . . 156
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Default Stacking Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web)
. . . . . . 158
Unit Configuration
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