Netgear FSM726v3 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide for Software - Page 375

NETGEAR Managed Switches Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0 Switch Stack Offline Configuration You can use the offline configuration feature to preconfigure (supply a configuration to) a new switch before it joins the switch stack. You can configure in advance the stack member number, the switch type, and the interfaces associated with a switch that is not currently part of the stack (see "Preconfiguration" Effects of Adding a Preconfigured Switch to a Switched Stack When you add a preconfigured switch to the switch stack, the stack applies either the preconfigured configuration or the default configuration. Table 19-1 lists the events that occur when the switch stack compares the preconfigured configuration with the new switch: Table 19-1. Results of comparing the preconfiguration with the new switch Scenario Result The stack member numbers and the switch types match. • If the stack member number of the preconfigured switch matches the stack member number in the configuration on the stack, and • If the switch type of the preconfigured switch matches the switch type in the configuration on the stack. The switch stack applies the configuration to the preconfigured new switch and adds it to the stack. The stack member numbers match but the switch types do not match. • If the stack member number of the preconfigured switch matches the stack member number in the configuration on the stack, but • The switch type of the preconfigured switch does not match the switch type in the configuration on the stack. • The switch stack applies the default configuration to the preconfigured switch and adds it to the stack. • The configuration in the preconfigured switch is changed to reflect the new information. The stack member number is not found in the configuration. • The switch stack applies the default configuration to the new switch and adds it to the stack. • The preconfigured information is changed to reflect the new information. The stack member number of the preconfigured switch is The switch stack applies the default not found in the configuration. configuration to the preconfigured switch and adds it to the stack. Effects of Replacing a Preconfigured Switch in a Switch Stack When a preconfigured switch in a switch stack fails, is removed from the stack, and is replaced with another switch, the stack applies either the preconfiguration or the default configuration to it. The events that occur when the switch stack compares the configuration with the preconfigured switch are the same as those described in "Effects of Adding a Preconfigured Switch to a Switched Stack". Managing Switch Stacks v1.0, October 2009 19-6