User guide

In This Chapter Managing OmniSwitch 6850 Series Stacks
page 4-2 OmniSwitch 6850 Series Hardware Users Guide April 2010
In This Chapter
This chapter provides information on OmniSwitch 6850 Series switches configured to operate as a single
virtual chassis. Topics described in the chapter include:
• OmniSwitch 6850 Series stack overview on page 4-3.
• Roles within the stack on page 4-3.
• Stack cabling on page 4-16.
• Slot numbering on page 4-20.
• Hot-Swapping modules in a stack on page 4-25.
• Reloading switches on page 4-27.
• Changing the secondary module to primary on page 4-35.
• Synchronizing switches in a stack on page 4-37.
• Monitoring the stack on page 4-38.
Note. You can also manage and monitor OmniSwitch 6850 Series 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 information.