Adding New Member Units To A Stack; Command-Line Interface Method - Dell Networking N4032 Configuration Manual

2.3

Adding new member units to a stack

It is important that all stack member units run the same version of firmware. Make sure to either upgrade
firmware on the new units to be added to match the firmware on the Master, or use the automatic
firmware update method found in section
The example below shows how to add a stack member to an existing stack. Before cabling a new switch
into the stack, perform the commands below to setup the switch ports to be stacked. Once configured,
continue to follow the instructions for cabling to complete the task. If multiple new members are to be
added, complete the installation of one switch before going to the next. Complete these steps again for
each switch to be added.
This example allows adding new members without preconfiguring the existing stack, though the new
members themselves will need to be configured. To preconfigure a stack before connecting the new
stack member, consult the
2.3.1

Command-line interface method

Run the commands below on the switch to be added using either the console port or a telnet session.
console#show switch stack-ports
Interface
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Te1/0/1
Te1/0/2
Te1/0/3
Te1/0/22
Te1/0/23
Te1/0/24
Fo1/1/1
Fo1/1/2
Te1/1/1
Te1/1/2
Te1/1/3
Te1/1/4
Te1/1/5
Te1/1/6
Te1/1/7
Te1/1/8
Notice the two 40G QSFP+ ports represented by interfaces
be used for stacking in the example below, though any of the interfaces listed may be used. Perform the
following commands to convert each desired port to Stack mode.
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Configured Running
Stack Stack
Mode Mode
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
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Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet Ethernet
Automatic firmware updates for new members joining the stack.
Preconfiguring a Stack Member.
Link Link
Status Speed (Gb/s)
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Link Down 40
Link Down 40
Detach 10
Detach 10
Detach 10
Detach 10
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Detach 10
Detach 10
F01/1/1 F01/1/2
and . These two interfaces will