Dell Force10 E600i FTOS Version 8.4.1.5 Configuration Guide for ExaScale - Page 964

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Three configurable system variables affect how a new unit joins a stack: priority, stack number, and provision. • Depending on which has the higher priority, either the standalone unit or the entire stack reloads (excluding the new unit). If the new unit has the higher priority, it becomes the new stack manager and the stack reloads, as shown in Adding a Standalone with a Lower MAC Address to a Stack- Before, Adding a Standalone with a Lower MAC Address and Equal Priority to a Stack-After, Adding a Standalone with a Lower MAC Address but Higher Priority to a Stack-Before, Adding a Standalone with a Lower MAC Address but Higher Priority to a Stack-After. • If you add a unit that has a stack number that conflicts with the stack, the stack assigns the first available stack number, as shown in Adding a Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Number-Before and Adding a Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Number-After. • If the stack has a provision for the stack-number that will be assigned to the new unit, the provision must match the unit type, or FTOS generates a type mismatch error, as shown in Adding a Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Provision-Before and Adding a Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Number-After. After the new unit loads, it synchronizes its running and startup configurations with the stack. To manually assign a new unit a position in the stack: Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 Task Command Syntax While the unit is unpowered, install stacking modules in the new unit. On the stack, determine the next available stack-unit number, and the management prioritity of the management unit. show system brief show system stack-unit Create a virtual unit and assign it the next available stack-unit number. stack-unit provision On the new unit, number it the next available stack-unit stack-unit renumber number. (OPTIONAL) On the new unit, assign a management priority based on whether you want the new unit to be the stack manager. stack-unit priority Connect the new unit to the stack using stacking cables. Command Mode EXEC Privilege CONFIGURATION EXEC Privilege CONFIGURATION Adding a Stack Unit with a Conflicting Stack Number-Before STANDALONE BEFORE CONNECTION Standalone#show system brief Stack MAC : 00:01:e8:d5:ef:81 -- Stack Info -- Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports 0 Member not present S50V 1 Management online S50V S50V 7.8.1.0 52 2 Member not present 3 Member not present 964 | Stacking S-Series Switches