Adding, Removing, Or Replacing Units In An Ironstack - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

Syntax: show statistics stack-ports
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Out Packets
In Errors
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Adding, removing, or replacing units in an IronStack

The following sections describe how to add, remove, or replace units in an IronStack. The
recommended method is to connect units to the stack before you supply power to the units,
however, you can also connect powered units.
Installing a new unit in an IronStack using secure-setup
This method can be applied to clean units, or units that have existing configurations.
1. Connect the new unit to the stack by connecting the 10 Gbps stacking ports.
2. Run secure-setup on the Active Controller and assign an ID to the new unit. The Active
3. Once the new unit boots and joins the stack, do a write memory on the Active Controller.
Installing a new unit using static configuration
If the new unit is a clean unit and the connection is sequential you can add it using the static setup
process.
1. Enter the module configuration of the new unit into the Active Controller configuration.
2. Connect the new unit to the stack using the 10Gbps stacking ports. The sequence in which you
3. Once the new unit boots and joins the stack, do a write memory on the Active Controller. You
Configuration notes
Configuration on a new unit can be accomplished in three ways:
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describes the fields displayed by the show statistics stack-ports command.
Field definitions for the show statistics stack-ports command
Indicates...
The stack identification number for this unit.
The number of incoming packets on this port
The number of outgoing packets on this port
The number of incoming errors on this port
The number of outgoing errors on this port
Controller will reset the new unit.
connect the unit must match that of the Active Controller configuration. The Active Controller
automatically resets the unit.
should see the following message.
Done hot swap: Set stack unit 3 to Fully-Operational:16
If the Active Controller has no configuration information for the new unit, it learns the new
unit's configuration. This is a dynamic configuration and will disappear if the new unit leaves
the stack. In order for the configuration to stay on the Active Controller (to make it a static
configuration), you must do a write memory on the Active Controller.
Managing your IronStack
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