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Dell EMC Networking N1124-ON/N1148-ON, N1500, N2000, N2100-ON,
N3000, N3100-ON, and N4000 Stacking Compatibility
Dell EMC Networking N1100-ON, N1500, N2000, N2100-ON, N3000,
N3100-ON, and N4000 Series switches do not stack with different Dell EMC
Networking Series switches or other Dell switches. Dell EMC Networking
N1124-ON/N1148-ON Series switches only stack with other Dell EMC
Networking N1124-ON/1148-ON Series switches. Dell EMC Networking
N1108-ON switches do not stack. Dell EMC Networking N1500 Series
switches only stack with other Dell EMC Networking N1500 Series switches.
Dell EMC Networking N2000 Series switches only stack with other Dell EMC
Networking N2000 Series switches. Dell EMC Networking N2100-ON Series
switches only stack with N2100-ON Series switches. Likewise, Dell EMC
Networking N3000 Series switches only stack with other Dell EMC
Networking N3000 Series switches, and Dell EMC Networking N3100-ON
Series switches only stack with Dell EMC Networking N3100-ON Series
switches. Dell EMC Networking N4000 Series switches only stack with other
Dell EMC Networking N4000 Series switches.
How is the Stack Master Selected?
A stack master is elected or re-elected based on the following considerations,
in order:
1
The switch is currently the stack master.
2
The switch has the higher MAC address.
3
A unit is selected as standby by the administrator, and a fail over action is
manually initiated or occurs due to stack master failure.
In most cases, a switch that is added to an existing stack will become a stack
member, and not the stack master. When a switch is added to the stack, one
of the following scenarios takes place regarding the management status of the
new switch:
• If the switch has the stack master function enabled but another stack
master is already active, then the switch changes its configured stack
master value to disabled.
• If the stack master function is unassigned and there is another stack
master in the system then the switch changes its configured stack master
value to disabled.