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Installing and Configuring the Aggregator, Assembling a Switch Stack

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4 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator 16 Installing the Aggregator in a PowerEdge Chassis . . . 18 Connecting a Console Terminal 20 Invoking the X-Loader and U-Boot CLIs 21 Reconfiguring Default Settings 21 Before You Start 22 Reconfiguration Using the CMC Interface . . . . . 22 Reconfiguration Using the CLI 22 Aggregator Auto-Configuration 25 DCB Support 26 FCoE Connectivity 26 iSCSI Operation 26 Link Aggregation 27 Link Tracking 27 Configuring VLANs 27 Uplink LAG 28 Server-Facing LAGs 28 Stacking Mode 28 5 Assembling a Switch Stack 29 Cabling the Switch Stack 29 Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack 31 Managing a Stack 32 Master and Member Switches 32 Stack Startup 32 4 Contents

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Contents
4
Installing and Configuring the Aggregator
16
Installing the Aggregator in a PowerEdge Chassis
. . .
18
Connecting a Console Terminal
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Invoking the X-Loader and U-Boot CLIs
. . . . . . . . .
21
Reconfiguring Default Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Before You Start
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Reconfiguration Using the CMC Interface
. . . . .
22
Reconfiguration Using the CLI
. . . . . . . . . . .
22
Aggregator Auto-Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
DCB Support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
FCoE Connectivity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
iSCSI Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Link Aggregation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Link Tracking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Configuring VLANs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Uplink LAG
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Server-Facing LAGs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Stacking Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
5
Assembling a Switch Stack
. . . . . . . . . .
29
Cabling the Switch Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack
. . . . . . . . . .
31
Managing a Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Master and Member Switches
. . . . . . . . . . .
32
Stack Startup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32