Users Guide

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 121. 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.
Congure the stack groups on the units in the following order:
• Congure the rst stack group on unit 1: stack-unit 1 stack-group 13
• Congure the stack groups on unit 2: stack-unit 2 stack-group 14 and stack-unit 2 stack-group 15
• Congure the stack groups on unit 3: stack-unit 3 stack-group 12 and stack-unit 3 stack-group 13
• Congure the stack groups on unit 4: stack-unit 4 stack-group 13 and stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
• Congure the nal stack-group on unit 1 to complete the stack: stack-unit 1 stack-group 12
When the stack-group conguration is complete, the system prints a syslog for reload.
Dell#configure
Dell(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 13
Dell(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
Dell(conf)#stack-unit 4 stack-group 14
Dell(conf)#02:39:15: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %IFMGR-6-STACK_PORTS_ADDED: Ports Fo 4/56 have been
configured as
stacking ports. Please save and reload for config to take effect
Dell(conf)#
Dell#02:39:18: %STKUNIT4-M:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console
Reload each unit in the stack. After the reload is complete, the four units come up as a stack with unit 1 as the management unit, unit 2 as
the standby unit, and the remaining units as stack-members. All units in the stack can be accessed from the management unit.
To view the stack unit information after the reload, use the show system brief command.
The following example shows how to congure two new switches for stacking using 10G ports.
Dell-1(conf)#stack-unit 0 stack-group 0
Setting ports Te 1/1 Te 1/2 Te 1/3 as stack group will make their interface configs obsolete
after
a reload.
[confirm yes/no]:yes
Dell-2(conf)#stack-unit 0 stack-group 0
Setting ports Te 1/1 Te 1/2 Te 1/3 as stack group will make their interface configs obsolete
after
a reload.
[confirm yes/no]:yes
Dell-1#show system stack-ports
Topology: Ring
Interface Connection Link Speed Admin Link Trunk
(Gb/s) Status Status Group
------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1 1/1 10 up up
1/2 1/2 10 up up
1/3 1/3 10 up up
Stacking
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