Operation Manual – Stack&Cluster
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Stack
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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1.1.3 Creating a Stack
The following are the phases undergone when a stack is created.
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Connect the intended main switch and slave switches through stack modules and
dedicated stack cables. (Refer to
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Installation Manual
for the information about stack modules and stack cables.)
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Configure the IP address pool for the stack and enable the stack function. The
main switch then automatically adds the switches connected to its stack ports to
the stack.
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When adding a switch joins in a stack, the main switch automatically assigns an IP
address to it.
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The main switch automatically adds any switches that are newly connected to the
stack through their stack ports to the stack.
1.2 Main Switch Configuration
The main switch configuration includes:
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Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack
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Switching to Slave Switch View
1.2.1 Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack
Table 1-1
Configure the IP address pool and create the stack
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure an IP
address pool for a
stack
stacking ip-pool
from-ip-address
ip-address-number
[
ip-mask
]
Required
from
-
ip
-
address
: Start address of the IP
address pool.
ip
-
address
-
number
: Number of the IP
addresses in the IP addresses pool. A
pool contains 16 addresses by default.
ip
-
mask
: Mask of the IP address pool.
By default, the IP addresses pool is not
configured.
Create a stack
stacking
enable
Required
Note:
Remove the IP address configured for the existing Layer 3 interface first if you want to
cancel the stack-related configuration, otherwise, IP address conflicts may occur.
