Stacking Dell PowerConnect Switches: 8132, 8132F, 8164, 8164F
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Command-line interface method
Make sure all switches are at the same firmware version prior to configuring the stack, or use the Stack
Firmware Synchronization (
boot auto-copy-fw
) feature to synchronize all firmware during the stack
setup process to that of the Master. The
boot auto-copy-fw
command is explained below in this
example.
Connect power to all switches to be stacked. Performing the command
show switch stack-ports
will provide information on the unit number for the switch, which is used in the stacking commands.
It also shows Interfaces of the switch that may be used for stacking and whether they are in Ethernet
or Stacking mode.
console#
show switch stack-ports
Configured Running
Stack Stack Link Link
Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Te1/0/1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/3 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
.
.
.
Te1/0/22 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/23 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/24 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Fo1/1/1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down 40
Fo1/1/2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down 40
Te1/1/1 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/2 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/3 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/4 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/5 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/6 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/7 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/8 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
The example above shows a Dell PowerConnect 8132F with a QSFP+ two-port expansion
module installed. The two 40G QSFP+ ports are represented by interfaces
F01/1/1
and
F01/1/2
.
We will use these two interfaces for stacking in the example below.
Notice that Configured Stack Mode and the Running Stack Mode are currently both
Ethernet. Perform the following commands to convert each desired port to Stack mode.
console#
config
console(config)#
stack
console(config-stack)#
stack-port fortygigabitethernet 1/1/1 stack
console(config-stack)#
stack-port fortygigabitethernet 1/1/2 stack
console(config-stack)#
show switch stack-ports
