Stacking Mode - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Command
show statistics stack-port
show interfaces stack-ports
show version
stack enable
stack disable
stack mac [mac-address]
stack persistent-mac-timer
stack-port
default-ports
stack secure-setup
stack unconfigure
hitless-failover enable
stack-switchover
debug stacking sync_rel_msg

Stacking mode

When a unit is stack-enabled or joins a stack either actively or passively, it reserves priority queue 7
for stacking traffic control, assigns buffers for the stacking ports, and configures the first two 10
Gbps ports as stacking ports.
NOTE
Designated stacking ports cannot contain any configuration information, such as VLAN
membership, etc. If configuration information exists, stack enable will fail. You must remove all
configuration information from the port and re-issue the stack enable command.
To enable stacking mode on a new unit before you add it to the stack, enter the following
command.
PowerConnect(config)# stack enable
Enable stacking. This unit actively participates in stacking
Syntax: [no] stack enable
To see the configuration of the stack at any time, enter the show stacking configuration command.
To remove stacking capability, enter the no stack enable command. This prevents the unit from
actively sending out probe messages, however the unit could still be called to join a stack by an
Active Controller. To prevent this, enter the stack disable command.
The stack disable command prevents a unit from sending or listening for any stacking probe
messages. In this mode, the unit cannot be forced to join a stack.
PowerConnect(config)# stack disable
Syntax: [no] stack disable
To remove this restriction, enter the no stack disable command.
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Stacking CLI commands (Continued)
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"Displaying stacking port statistics"
"Displaying stacking port interface information"
"Displaying software version information"
"Stacking mode"
"Stacking mode"
"IronStack management MAC address"
"Persistent MAC address"
"Changing default stacking port configurations"
"Changing default stacking port configurations"
"Scenario 1 - Configuring a three-member IronStack in a ring topology using
secure-setup"
"Unconfiguring an IronStack"
"Enabling hitless stacking"
"Executing a hitless stacking switchover"
"Displaying hitless stacking diagnostic information"
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