Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual page 148

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Building an IronStack
Follow the steps given below to configure a three-member IronStack in a ring topology using
automatic setup process.
1. Power on the devices.
2. This process requires clean devices (except for the Active Controller) that do not contain any
3. Log in to the device that you want to be the Active Controller.
4. Configure the rest of the units by assigning ID numbers and module information on each
5. Assign a priority to the Active Controller using the priority command, as shown.
6. Assign a priority to the unit that will act as Standby Controller.
7.
8. Enter the stack enable command.
9. Physically connect the devices in a stack topology, which triggers an election during which the
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configuration information. To change a device to a clean device, enter the erase startup-config
command and reset the device. When all of the devices are clean, continue with the next step.
NOTE
The physical connections must be sequential, and must match the stack configuration.
unit.The stack ID can be any number from 1 through 8.
PowerConnect# config t
PowerConnect(config)# stack unit 2
PowerConnect(config-unit-2)# module 1 FCX-24-port-management-module
PowerConnect(config-unit-2)# module 2 FCX-xfp-1-port-16g-module
PowerConnect(config-unit-2)# module 3 FCX-xfp-1-port-16g-module
PowerConnect(config-unit-2)# stack unit 3
PowerConnect(config-unit-3)# module 1 FCX-24-port-management-module
PowerConnect(config-unit-3)# module 2 FCX-xfp-1-port-16g-module
PowerConnect(config-unit-3)# module 3 FCX-xfp-1-port-16g-module
NOTE
Each stack unit must have a unique ID number.
PowerConnect(config)# stack unit 1
PowerConnect(config-stack-1)# priority 255
Syntax: priority <num>
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<num> is a value from 0-255. 255 is the highest priority
PowerConnect# config t
PowerConnect(config)# stack unit 2
PowerConnect(config-unit-2)# priority 240
Do a write memory command to save your settings.
stack is automatically configured. For more information about cabling the devices, refer to the
appropriate hardware installation guides.
NOTE
When you are configuring individual stack units, you can skip ID numbers. However, the
sequence in which the units are connected must match the order in which you configure them.
Verify your stack configuration by entering the show running config command.
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