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Important Points to Remember
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You can stack up to eight C1048P port extenders.
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You cannot stack C1048P port extenders with other system types.
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Set up a C1048P stack by using the dedicated stacking ports on the back panel. Dell Networking
recommends using a ring topology for a PE stack.
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All stack units must have the same version of Dell Networking OS.
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When you restore the factory-default settings on all units in a stack, the units are placed in standalone
mode.
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Dell Networking recommends connecting more than one C1048P stack unit to the C9010 for
redundancy. (Individual C1048P stack members do not require a separate uplink to a parent C9010
because they use the stacking connection to the master PE for their C9010 uplink.)
PE Stack Configuration
You can perform the following configuration tasks for PE stacking.
NOTE:
The recommended mode for PE dual homed stack configuration is Configuration Terminal Batch
mode.
Configuring a PE Stack
Before you start, ensure that the PE stack units are cabled in a ring topology, powered on, and that one or
more stack units are attached to a 10GbE port on the parent C9010. For detailed information, see the Dell
Networking C1048P Getting Started Guide or Dell Networking C1048P Installation Guide.
From a console attached to the C9010 or through a Telnet session to the C9010 management port:
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Turn on support for the port-extender configuration on a C9010.
CONFIGURATION mode
feature extended-bridge
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Enter Port-Extender Configuration mode to provision a PE stack by using the PE ID. A Cascade LAG (port
channel) is automatically created, once PE is provisioned or created.
CONFIGURATION mode
pe provision pe-id
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pe-id is a port-extender ID number from 0 to 255.
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Configure the cascade ports on the C9010 which are attached to PE stack units. The cascade ports must
be operationally up (the no shutdown command) and have a default port configuration with no L2 and
L3 configuration. The port interfaces must be the same type. You can configure up to sixteen C9010
ports in the auto-LAG. The generated auto-LAG number is from 258 to 513.
PORT-EXTENDER CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf-pe-0)# cascade interface interface-type slot/port-range
Port Extender (PE) Stacking
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