Administrator Guide

2. Enter Port-Extender Configuration mode to provision a PE stack by using the PE ID. A Cascade LAG (port channel) is
automatically created, once PE is provisioned or created.
CONFIGURATION mode
pe provision pe-id
● pe-id is a port-extender ID number from 0 to 255.
3. Configure the cascade ports on the C9010 which are attached to PE stack units. The cascade ports must be operationally up
(the no shutdown command) and have a default port configuration with no L2 and L3 configuration. The port interfaces
must be the same type. You can configure up to sixteen C9010 ports in the auto-LAG. The generated auto-LAG number is
from 258 to 513.
PORT-EXTENDER CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf-pe-0)# cascade interface interface-type slot/port-range
● interface interface-type specifies a C9010 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface. The only supported value is
TenGigabitEthernet slot/port-range.
● slot/port-range specifies a C9010 10GbE port, including slot number and either a single port number, a port range,
or a combination of both for auto-LAG configuration.
● The range of slot numbers is from 0 to 9 for linecard slots. The range of port numbers is from 0 to 23.
● Enter a port range with or without spaces; for example, cascade interface tengigabitethernet 0/1-5 or
cascade interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 - 5.
● You can enter up to six comma-separated ranges or port numbers; for example, cascade interface
tengigabitethernet 0/1-2,8,10–12,15.
4. Enable the C9010 cascade ports.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface tengigabitethernet slot/port-range
INTERFACE CONFIGURATION mode
no shutdown
NOTE: Dell Networking OS recommends not to use RPM Slots 10 and 11 for PE connectivity.
Dell(conf)# feature extended-bridge
Dell(conf)# pe provision 2
Dell(conf-pe-2)# cascade interface tengigabitethernet 0/0-1
Dell(conf-pe-2)# exit
Dell(conf)# interface range tengigabitethernet 0/0-1
Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/0-1)# no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-range-te-0/0-1)# end
Dell# show pe 2
Codes: A - Active, I - Inactive
SVC - Software Version Compatible
Reason: CTM - Card Type Mismatch, CAM - CAM ACL Mismatch
SVM - Software Version Mismatch, UE - Unknown Error
Offline Reason: UNP - Unit Not Present, PVE - Port Validation Error
ICE - IPC CP Error, IRE - IPC RP Error
ISE - IPC Setup Error, CVE - Card Validation Error
PE-ID assigned: 2
Status: online
System Mac: a0:68:00:3f:92:bc
PE Up Time: 14:06:37
PE Discovery Status: Provisioned PE
User Configured Cascade Ports: Te 0/0(A),Te 0/1(A)
Cascade LAG: Po 258(Up)
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Stack-id Status Reason Type UnitMac No. of Ports
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0 online - C1048P a0:68:00:3f:92:bc 52
1 online - C1048P 6c:c0:00:11:22:33 52
2 online - C1048P 34:17:eb:00:bb:09 52
Port Extender (PE) Stacking
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