Users Guide

CONFIGURATION mode
stack-unit stack—unit—number priority priority
5 Assign a stack group for each unit.
CONFIGURATION mode
stack-unit stack-unit—id stack-group stack-group—id
Begin with the rst port on the management unit. Next, congure both ports on each subsequent unit. Finally, return to the
management unit and congure 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
sucient.
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 122. 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.
NOTE
: Before executing show commands, you must wait for 10 to 15 seconds for the download-agent process to start.
To view the stack unit information after the reload, use the show system brief command.
Stacking
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