D-Link DGS-3324SR Product Manual - Page 324

SIM Using the Web Interface, Single IP, Management, SIM Settings, SIM State, Apply, Settings

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xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual SIM Using the Web Interface All switches in the xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series are set as Candidate (CaS) switches as their factory default configuration and Single IP Management will be disabled. To enable SIM for the Switch using the Web interface, go to the Single IP Management folder and click the SIM Settings link, revealing the following window. Figure 11- 1. SIM Settings window (disabled) Change the SIM State to Enabled using the pull-down menu and click Apply. The screen will then refresh and the SIM Settings window will look like this: Figure 11- 2. SIM Settings window (enabled) The following parameters can be set: Parameters SIM State Description Use the pull-down menu to either enable or disable the SIM state on the Switch. Disabled will render all SIM functions on the Switch inoperable. Role State Use the pull-down menu to change the SIM role of the Switch. The two choices are: • Candidate - A Candidate Switch (CaS) is not the member of a SIM group but is connected to a Commander Switch. This is the default setting for the SIM role. • Commander - Choosing this parameter will make the Switch a Commander Switch (CS). The user may join other switches to this Switch, over Ethernet, to be part of its SIM group. Choosing this option will also enable the Switch to be configured for SIM. Discovery Interval The user may set the discovery protocol interval, in seconds that the Switch will send out discovery packets. Returning information to a Commander Switch will include information about other switches connected to it. (Ex. MS, CaS). The user may set the Discovery Interval from 30 to 90 seconds. Holdtime This parameter may be set for the time, in seconds the Switch will hold information sent to it from other switches, utilizing the Discovery Interval. The user may set the hold time from 100 to 255 seconds. Click Apply to implement the settings changed. After enabling the Switch to be a Commander Switch (CS), the Single IP Management folder will then contain three added links to aid the user in configuring SIM through the web, including Topology, Firmware Upgrade and Configuration Backup/Restore. 309

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xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual
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SIM Using the Web Interface
All switches in the xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series are set as Candidate (CaS) switches as their factory default configuration
and Single IP Management will be disabled. To enable SIM for the Switch using the Web interface, go to the
Single IP
Management
folder and click the
SIM Settings
link, revealing the following window.
Figure 11- 1. SIM Settings window (disabled)
Change the
SIM State
to
Enabled
using the pull-down menu and click
Apply
. The screen will then refresh and the
SIM
Settings
window will look like this:
Figure 11- 2. SIM Settings window (enabled)
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters
Description
SIM State
Use the pull-down menu to either enable or disable the SIM state on the Switch.
Dis-
abled
will render all SIM functions on the Switch inoperable.
Role State
Use the pull-down menu to change the SIM role of the Switch. The two choices are:
Candidate
- A Candidate Switch (CaS) is not the member of a SIM group but
is connected to a Commander Switch. This is the default setting for the SIM
role.
Commander
- Choosing this parameter will make the Switch a Commander
Switch (CS). The user may join other switches to this Switch, over Ethernet, to
be part of its SIM group. Choosing this option will also enable the Switch to be
configured for SIM.
Discovery Interval
The user may set the discovery protocol interval, in seconds that the Switch will send
out discovery packets. Returning information to a Commander Switch will include
information about other switches connected to it. (Ex. MS, CaS). The user may set the
Discovery Interval
from 30 to 90 seconds.
Holdtime
This parameter may be set for the time, in seconds the Switch will hold information sent
to it from other switches, utilizing the
Discovery Interval
. The user may set the hold
time from 100 to 255 seconds.
Click
Apply
to implement the settings changed.
After enabling the Switch to be a Commander Switch (CS), the
Single IP Management
folder will then contain three
added links to aid the user in configuring SIM through the web, including
Topology
,
Firmware Upgrade
and
Configuration Backup/Restore
.