Users Guide

Table Of Contents
12 Contents
Configuring Static Network Information on the Default VLAN 245
Configuring and Viewing Additional Network Information
246
Basic Network Information Configuration Examples
. 248
Configuring Network Information Using the OOB Port
248
Configuring Network Information Using the Serial Interface
250
8 Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Stacking Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Dell EMC Networking Stacking Compatibility
. . 257
How is the Management Unit in the Stack Selected?
258
Adding a Switch to the Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . 259
Removing a Switch from the Stack
. . . . . . . . 260
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack?
. . . 261
What is Stacking Standby?
. . . . . . . . . . . . 261
What is Nonstop Forwarding?
. . . . . . . . . . 262
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack Design
Considerations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
NSF Network Design Considerations
. . . . . . . 266
Why is Stacking Needed?
. . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Default Stacking Values
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web)
. . . . . . 268
Unit Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Stack Summary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Stack Firmware Synchronization
. . . . . . . . . 270
Supported Switches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Stack Port Summary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Stack Port Counters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Stack Port Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
NSF Summary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Checkpoint Statistics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275