Administrator Guide

Fetch Dynamic MAC Entries using SNMP......................................................................................................................755
Deriving Interface Indices...............................................................................................................................................756
Monitor Port-Channels...................................................................................................................................................757
BMP Functionality Using SNMP SET.............................................................................................................................758
Entity MIBS....................................................................................................................................................................759
Physical Entity..........................................................................................................................................................759
Containment Tree.....................................................................................................................................................759
Troubleshooting SNMP Operation..................................................................................................................................759
50 Stacking.................................................................................................................... 761
Stacking MXL 10/40GbE Switches................................................................................................................................. 761
Stack Management Roles.........................................................................................................................................762
Stack Master Election.............................................................................................................................................. 762
Failover Roles........................................................................................................................................................... 763
MAC Addressing.......................................................................................................................................................763
Stacking LAG........................................................................................................................................................... 763
Supported Stacking Topologies................................................................................................................................ 763
Stack Group/Port Numbers........................................................................................................................................... 765
Conguring a Switch Stack............................................................................................................................................766
Stacking Prerequisites..............................................................................................................................................766
Master Selection Criteria.......................................................................................................................................... 767
Conguring Priority and stack-group........................................................................................................................767
Cabling Stacked Switches........................................................................................................................................768
Accessing the CLI.................................................................................................................................................... 768
Conguring and Bringing Up a Stack........................................................................................................................768
Removing a Switch from a Stack.............................................................................................................................. 771
Adding a Stack Unit...................................................................................................................................................771
Merging Two Stacks................................................................................................................................................. 772
Splitting a Stack....................................................................................................................................................... 773
Managing Redundant Stack Management................................................................................................................773
Resetting a Unit on a Stack...................................................................................................................................... 773
Verify a Stack Conguration........................................................................................................................................... 774
Using Show Commands............................................................................................................................................774
Troubleshooting a Switch Stack......................................................................................................................................776
Failure Scenarios.............................................................................................................................................................778
Stack Member FailsUnplugged Stacking CableMaster Switch FailsStack-Link Flapping ErrorMaster Switch
Recovers from FailureStack Unit in Card-Problem State Due to Incorrect Dell Networking OS VersionStack Unit
in Card-Problem State Due to Conguration Mismatch............................................................................................ 778
Upgrading a Switch Stack..............................................................................................................................................780
Upgrading a Single Stack Unit.........................................................................................................................................781
51 Storm Control............................................................................................................ 783
Congure Storm Control................................................................................................................................................ 783
Conguring Storm Control from INTERFACE Mode................................................................................................. 783
Conguring Storm Control from CONFIGURATION Mode....................................................................................... 783
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