Configuration Guide User guide

274 FastIron Configuration Guide
53-1002494-02
Brocade IronStack management
When a stack unit establishes communication with the Active Controller, it also establishes a
remote console session to the Active Controller. In a normally functioning IronStack, a console
cable may be connected to any of the stack units and provide access to the same commands on
the Active Controller.
You can terminate a session by entering Ctrl+O followed by x or X, or by entering the exit command
from the User EXEC level, or by entering the logout command at any level.
NOTE
For the rconsole connections from the stack units to the Active Controller, the escape sequence and
other methods of terminating the session are not available.
NOTE
Error messages that are generated during a reload of the Active Controller will not appear on
rconsole connections from the stack units to the Active Controller. To see these error messages, you
must connect a console cable to the Active Controller itself.
To establish an rconsole session, enter the rconsole command as shown:
Brocade# rconsole 1
Syntax: rconsole <stack-unit>
The following example shows how to establish rconsole sessions to stack members. Notice that the
show stack command on the stack members displays different information than what is shown
when the show stack command is entered on the Active Controller.
To see the status of your stack units, enter the show stack command on the Active Controller.
Brocade# show stack
alone: standalone, D: dynamic config, S: static config
ID Type Role Mac Address Pri State Comment
1 S FCX648P active 0012.f2de.8100 128 local Ready
2 S FCX624P standby 0012.f2e2.ba40 0 remote Ready
3 S FCX624P member 001b.ed7a.22c0 0 remote Ready
active standby
+---+ +---+ +---+
-2/1| 1 |3/1--2/1| 2 |3/1--2/2| 3 |2/1-
| +---+ +---+ +---+ |
| |
|-------------------------------------|
Current stack management MAC is 0012.f2de.8100
Brocade#
NOTE
For field descriptions for the show stack command, refer to “Displaying stack information” on
page 293.
Establish a remote console session with stack unit 2.
Brocade# rconsole 2
Connecting to unit 2... (Press Ctrl-O X to exit)
rconsole-2@Brocade#show stack
ID Type Role Mac Address Prio State Comment
2 S FCX624P standby 0012.f2e2.ba40 0 local Ready