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D-Link Enterprise => DXS-3400-Series => Topic started by: RC179 on September 17, 2019, 02:49:07 PM

Title: link aggregation
Post by: RC179 on September 17, 2019, 02:49:07 PM
If I have two DXS-3400-24TC and "stack" them, can I create an aggregated link of 2 ports with the ports on two different units?

In other words, is it a truly, logically a single switch. Or is it two interconnected switches with a single management interface?
Title: Re: link aggregation
Post by: FurryNutz on September 18, 2019, 06:10:47 AM
I would presume it would be the later. There still two separate switches with separate IPs I believe.
Title: Re: link aggregation
Post by: RC179 on September 18, 2019, 06:41:34 AM
Ya, my confusion come from the documentation saying they can be a "physical stack", it always says "physical", which makes me think it's not a real logical stack (logical single switch). It also emphasizes single IP management, which, again, is not the same as a single switch.

I just need to be 100% sure because it's being suggested as a less expensive alternative, which I'm all in favor of if it can do what's needed, but the HA/FT of the system is reliant on being able to aggregate across stack members.
Title: Re: link aggregation
Post by: FurryNutz on September 18, 2019, 07:24:25 AM
I would contact D-Link support and ask about this to be sure. They will know.  ;)
Title: Re: link aggregation
Post by: RC179 on September 18, 2019, 08:18:46 AM
Support won't talk to me because it's pre sales. But I did call their sales people and he got an engineer on the phone, and Dave says yes it is a single logical switch that will do LAG across the switches.

So I have my answer, but I still feel uneasy.
Title: Re: link aggregation
Post by: FurryNutz on September 18, 2019, 10:24:30 AM
Ok, thanks for letting us know.

Good Luck.  ;)