Stacking on Switches

[Yogesh Vashisht]

Hi,

Need to know about the stacking stuff,

What is the difference that my switch have the capablity of physical stack upto 4 switches and a Virtual stack upto 6 Switches.

Simply what is the difference between Virtual and Physical Stacking ?

Thanks in Advance!!!

[Tom Watts]

Hi Yogesh, what product line?

A virtual stack is when the switches intercommunicate to each other as if it behaves as 1 very large switch. All switches manage together, configure together, update together, etc.

A physical stack is as literal, there is no configuration advantage to a physical stack as each switch is it's own entity.

-Tom
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[Leo Laohoo]

What is the difference that my switch have the capablity of physical stack upto 4 switches and a Virtual stack upto 6 Switches.

Physical stack???

I shudder to think you are talking about the archaic method of stacking called the ClusterStack?