Dell PowerConnect M8024-k User Manual page 28

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F
Continue cabling the remaining switches using one cable per switch until all are added. After each is
cable, power up that switch. These can be done quickly and do not require any wait time between
cabling and powering up, or waiting between adding each member.
After all members are added, go ahead and install the final cable between the first and last members
to create a ring or loop. Then add any additional cables between the devices that have ports
configured for stacking. This completes the stack setup.
Note: Each stack members' role (including the Master and Standby) can be redefined by the user at any
time after the initial stack is created.
Note: The running-configuration doesn't need to be copied to the startup-configuration in order to
create the stack on the next reload. When the stacking commands above were added to the running-
configuration they were also added to the meta-data (see meta-data considerations above) and will be
utilized from that location upon reload. After a reload the running-configuration will continue to show
the stack members, though may not be reflected in the startup-configuration until a "copy running-
configuration startup-configuration" command is issued.
Stack Member units serial ports and management IP addresses are no longer accessible for managing
those devices. Only the Master's management ports can be used to monitor and configure ports in the
stack.
Validation
After the entire stack reloads, it can be validated with a couple of final commands on the Master
switch:
console#show switch
Management Standby
SW Status Status
--- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- -------
1 Mgmt Sw
2 Stack Mbr Oper Stby PC8024F
3 Stack Mbr
console#show switch stack-ports
Unit Interface
---- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------
1 0/21
1 0/22
1 0/23
1 0/24
2 0/01
2 0/02
2 0/03
2 0/04
2 0/05
Preconfig Plugged-in
Model ID Model ID
PC8024 PC8024
PC8024F
PC8024 PC8024
Configured Running
Stack Stack
Mode Mode
Stack Stack
Stack Stack
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Switch Code
Status Version
OK 4.2.0.3
OK 4.2.0.3
OK 4.2.0.3
Link Link
Status Speed (Gb/s)
Link Up 10
Link Up 10
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
Link Down Unknown
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