Configuration Guide Vol. 1


7.1.3 Supported functionality

The following table describes the support status of each functionality in the stack.

Table 7-1: Stack support status

Item

Supported

Status

Remarks

Operation Management

Login from the console

OK

No

Logging in from a remote operation terminal

OK

Configuration Operations and Editing

OK

Login Security and RADIUS or TACACS+

OK

SSH

OK

Time Settings and NTP

OK

Host Names and DNS

OK

Power Saving Functionality

#

Supports OFF of powering the port with the configuration command shutdown.

Log Data Output Functionality

OK

No

SNMP

#

RMON is not supported. Also, some MIB are not supported. See MIB Reference for more information.

OAN (Open Autonomic Networking)

-

No

Advanced scripts

OK

Network Interfaces

Ethernet

#

Line test is not supported.

Sync-E does not support external clock synchronization through stacking ports.

Link Aggregation

OK

No

Layer 2 Switching

MAC Address Learning

OK

No

VLAN

#

MAC VLAN is not supported. Also, VLAN ID 4094 cannot be used.

VLAN tunneling

OK

No

Tag translation

OK

Inter-port relay blocking

OK

Layer 2 forwarding blocked

OK

VXLAN

OK

Spanning Tree Protocols

#

Cannot be used with Ring Protocol.

Ring Protocol

#

The following features are not supported on ring networks with stacked nodes:

  • In conjunction with Spanning Tree

  • Use with GSRP

  • Virtual links

In addition, the following settings cannot be made on a stacked node:

  • Configuring Shared Nodes

  • Two ring ports on the same member switch in one ring ID

  • Link aggregation across multiple member switches configured on a ring port

IGMP snooping

OK

Supported when IPv4 multicast (PIM) is used together. See section 32.1.5, "Configuring IGMP snooping in a Stacker" for usage.

MLD snooping

-

No

Filters and QoS

Flow detection mode

OK

No

Access lists

OK

QoS

OK

Layer 2 Authentication

IEEE 802.1X

-

No

Web Authentication

-

MAC-based Authentication

-

Security

DHCP Snooping

-

No

High Reliability Based on Redundant Configurations

GSRP

-

Can operate as a GSRP aware.

VRRP

-

No

Uplink Redundancy

#

The following settings cannot be made:

  • Set primary and secondary ports to the same member switch

  • Set link aggregation across multiple member switches to primary or secondary ports

Network monitoring function

L2 Loop Detection

OK

No

Storm Control

OK

Network management

Port Mirroring

OK

When 802.1Q Tag grant function is used, VLAN ID 4094 cannot be used.

Policy-Based Mirroring

OK

No

sFlow Statistics

OK

IEEE 802.3ah/UDLD

OK

CFM

-

LLDP

OK

OADP

-

PTP

-

Forwarding IPv4 Packets

IPv4, ARP, and ICMP

OK

No

Loopback interface

OK

Null interface

OK

Policy-based Routing

OK

DHCP Relay Functionality

OK

DHCP Server Functionality

-

UDP broadcast relay

OK

IPv4 Routing Protocols

Routing Options

OK

No

Route summarization

OK

Static routing

OK

RIP

OK

OSPF

OK

BGP4

OK

Route Filtering

OK

IPv4 multicasting

OK

Forwarding IPv6 Packets

IPv6, NDP, and ICMPv6

OK

No

Loopback interface

OK

Null interface

OK

RA

OK

IPv6 DHCP relay

OK

IPv6 DHCP Server Functionality

-

IPv6 Routing Protocols

Routing Options

OK

No

Route summarization

OK

Static routing

OK

RIPng

OK

OSPFv3

OK

BGP4+

OK

Route Filtering

OK

IPv6 multicasting

-

Network route monitoring function

BFD

-

No

Network partitioning

VRFs

OK

No

(Legend) OK: Support #: Partial support-: Not supported