In This Chapter
Managing OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Stacks
page 6-2
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Hardware Users Guide
June 2011
In This Chapter
This chapter provides information on switches configured to operate as a single virtual chassis. Topics
described in the chapter include:
•
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series stack mode
page 6-3
.
•
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series stack overview on
page 6-5
.
•
Roles within the stack on
page 6-5
.
•
Stack cabling on
page 6-18
.
•
Slot numbering on
page 6-22
.
•
Hot-Swapping modules in a stack on
page 6-27
.
•
Reloading switches on
page 6-29
.
•
Changing the secondary module to primary on
page 6-37
.
•
Synchronizing switches in a stack on
page 6-39
.
•
Monitoring the stack on
page 6-40
.
Note.
You can also manage and monitor stacks through WebView, Alcatel-Lucent’s embedded web-based
device management application. WebView is an interactive and easy-to-use GUI that can be launched
from OmniVista or a web browser. Please refer to WebView’s online documentation for more informa-
tion.