Concept Guide
Begin with the rst port on the management unit. Next, congure both ports on each subsequent unit. Finally, return to the
management unit and congure the last port. (refer to the following example.)
6 Connect the units using stacking cables.
NOTE: The device does not require special stacking cables. The cables used to connect the data ports are
sucient.
7 Reload the stack one unit at a time.
EXEC Privilege mode
show system brief
Start with the management unit, then the standby, then each of the members in order of their assigned stack number (or the position
in the stack you want each unit to take).
Allow each unit to completely boot, and verify that the stack manager detects the unit, then power the next unit.
Example of a Syslog
Figure 128. Creating a New Stack
In the above example, stack unit 1 is the master management unit, stack unit 2 is the standby unit. The cables are connected to each unit.
Congure the stack groups on the units in the following order:
• Congure the rst stack group on unit 1: stack-unit 1 stack-group 13
• Congure the stack groups on unit 2: stack-unit 2 stack-group 14 and stack-unit 2 stack-group 15
• Congure the stack groups on unit 3: stack-unit 3 stack-group 12 and stack-unit 3 stack-group 13
• Congure the stack groups on unit 4: stack-unit 4 stack-group 13 and stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
• Congure the nal stack-group on unit 1 to complete the stack: stack-unit 1 stack-group 12
When the stack-group conguration is complete, the system prints a syslog for reload.
DellEMC#configure
DellEMC(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 13
DellEMC(conf)#02:39:12: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %IFMGR-6-STACK_PORTS_ADDED: Ports Fo 4/52 have been
configured as
stacking ports. Please save and reload for config to take effect
DellEMC(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
DellEMC(conf)#02:39:15: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %IFMGR-6-STACK_PORTS_ADDED: Ports Fo 4/53 have been
configured as
stacking ports. Please save and reload for config to take effect
DellEMC(conf)#
DellEMC#02:39:18: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console
990
Stacking