D-Link DGS-3324SR Product Manual - Page 33

xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual Stacking and the xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series The DGS-3324SR, DXS-3326GSR and the DXS-3350SR are equipped with two 10-gigabit stacking ports at the rear of the device, as seen below. The DGS-3324SRi has six 10-gigabit stacking ports at the rear of the Switch, also shown below. These stacking ports may be used to stack to a master switch to be used in a switch stack. Figure 3- 5. SIO 1 and SIO 2 Stacking ports at the rear of the DGS-3324SR Figure 3- 6. SIO 1-6 Stacking ports at the rear of the DGS-3324SRi These stacking ports, named SIO (Stacking IN/OUT), can be used with other stacking switches for a scalable stacking solution of up to 384 ports in a star or ring topology. Each stacking port has corresponding LEDs at the front of the Switch, labeled SIO and will light solid green whenever the port is in use. The seven-segment LED Stack ID to the left of the SIO LEDs (not supported for the DGS-3324SRi) on the front of the Switch will display the Stack ID number of the Switch in a switch stack. Figure 3- 7. Stacking LEDs at the front of the DGS-3324SR The xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Switch Series can be stacked in a star or ring topology, as previously mentioned. For a star architecture, only one of the two Gigabit stacking ports of the slave switch will be in use. This port will be connected to the master switch of the switch stack (DGS-3324SRi) and will act as a slave switch of the stack. The administrator may use 18