Administrator Guide

Contents 11
Configuring and Viewing Additional
Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Basic Network Information Configuration
Examples
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Configuring Network Information Using
the OOB Port
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Configuring Network Information Using the
Serial Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
8 Managing QSFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
9 Stacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Dell Networking N1500, N2000, N3000,
and N4000 Stacking Compatibility
. . . . . . . . . 197
How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . . 198
Adding a Switch to the Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Removing a Switch from the Stack
. . . . . . . . . 200
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack? . . . 201
What is Stacking Standby?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
What is Nonstop Forwarding?
. . . . . . . . . . . 201
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
NSF Network Design Considerations
. . . . . . . 205
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Default Stacking Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web)
. . . . . . 207
Unit Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Stack Summary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Stack Firmware Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . 209