NETGEAR M4350-24F4V 24-Port 10G SFP+ Managed AV Network Switch - Manual (Page 52)

Display the heartbeat message stack status
You can display the heartbeat message stack status and clear the sampling information.
A heartbeat message is a message that a stacked switch exchanges with its neighbors.
To display the heartbeat message stack status and clear the sampling information:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Log in to the main UI with a web
browser on page 27 and the subsections.
The login page displays.
3. Click the Main UI Login button.
The main UI login page displays in a new tab.
4. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login
button.
The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must
specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select System > Stacking > Advanced > Stack Status.
The Stack Status page displays.
6. To display the stack status for a specific stacked switch, select the unit ID for the
stacked switch, or select the All link to display the stack status for all stacked switches.
The following table describes the view-only fields in the section:
Description Field
The unit ID of the switch in the stack Unit ID
The ID of the neighboring unit with which data is exchanged Neighbor Unit ID
The current time of heartbeat message reception Current
The average time between two consecutive incoming heartbeat messages Average
The minimum time between two consecutive incoming heartbeat messages Min
The maximum time between two consecutive incoming heartbeat messages Max
The number of dropped or lost heartbeat messages Dropped
7. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button.
8. To clear the sampling information, do the following:
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