Max physical switches per stack8 (any combination of M4300 switches)Max physical ports per stack384 x 1G ports or 768 x 10G ports or 192 x 40G ports or a combinationMixed stacking between 1G models and 10G/40G modelsYesDistant stacking using fiberYesNon-stop forwarding (NSF)YesHitless management unit failover and failbackYes, no service interruption across the stackAutomatic unit replacement (AUR)YesDistributed Link Aggregation (LAGs across the stack)YesStack with previous M5300, M7100, M7300 versionsNot supportedVertical and horizontal stacking topologiesChain, single ring, dual ring, mesh, spine and leafStacking ports (max number) 1G modelsup to 4 ports per switch