Users Guide

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64 Switch Feature Overview
N2000 and N2100-ON Series switches have two fixed mini-SAS stacking
connectors at the rear. Any unit may be the stack master. The mixed stacking
image name is N2000N2100Stdv6.5.1.X.itb.
Dell EMC Networking N2100-ON and N2000 switch series firmware is also
available without mixed stacking capabilities. These images are named as
follows:
N2100Stdv6.5.1.X.stk - N2100 only stack
N2000Stdv6.5.1.X.stk - N2000 only stack
Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Series switches stack with other Dell
EMC Networking N3000E-ON/N3000E-ON Series switches and with Dell
EMC Networking N3100-ON Series switches stack in a stack of up to eight
units. The Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON Series switches have two fixed
mini-SAS stacking connectors at the rear. The Dell EMC Networking N3100-
ON Series switch has a slot in the rear that accepts an optional stacking
module. Any unit may be the stack master. The image name is N3000E-
ONN3100AdvLitev6.5.X.Y.itb.
Dell EMC Networking N3100-ON Series switches may also stack with the
Dell EMC Networking N3000E-ON switches in a stack of up to 12 units. The
image name is N3000E-ONN3100Advv6.5.1.X.itb. Any unit may be the stack
master. N3024/N3024P/N3034F/N3048/N3048P units will be recognized if
stacked with this image. However, the front panel interfaces will remain
detached and inoperable.
Dell EMC Networking N3100-ON and N3000E-ON switch series firmware is
also available without mixed stacking capabilities. These images are named as
follows:
N3100Advv6.5.1.X.stk - N3100 only stack
N3000E-ONAdvv6.5.1.X.stk - N3000E-ON only stack
Single IP Management
When multiple switches are connected together through the stack ports, they
operate as a single unit with a larger port count. The stack operates and is
managed as a single entity. One switch acts as the master, and the entire stack
is managed through the management interface (Web, CLI, or SNMP) of the
stack master.