Users Guide
Management Access on Stacks
You can access the stack via the console port or VTY line.
• Console access — You may access the stack through the console port of the master unit (stack
manager) only. Similar to a standby RPM, the console port of the standby unit does not provide
management capability; only a limited number of commands are available. Member units provide a
limited set of commands.
• Remote access — You may access the master unit and standby unit in a stack through the dedicated
management Ethernet interfaces with SNMP, SSH, or via Telnet.
Example of Accessing Non-Master Units on a Stack via the Console Port
-----------------CONSOLE ACCESS ON A STANDBY----------------------------
Dell(standby)#?
cd Change current directory
clear Reset functions
copy Copy from one file to another
delete Delete a file
dir List files on a filesystem
disable Turn off privileged commands
enable Turn on privileged commands
exit Exit from the EXEC
format Format a filesystem
fsck Filesystem check utility
pwd Display current working directory
rename Rename a file
reset Reset selected card
show Show running system information
ssh-peer-stack-unit Open a SSH connection to the peer stack-unit
start Start shell
telnet-peer-stack-unit Open a telnet connection to the peer stack-unit
terminal Set terminal line parameters
upload Upload file
Dell(standby)#
-----------------CONSOLE ACCESS ON A MEMBER----------------------------
Dell(stack-member-1)#?
reset-self Reset this unit alone
show Show running system information
You can connect two units with two or more stacking cables in case of a stacking port or cable failure.
Removal of only one of the cables does not trigger a reset.
Important Points to Remember
• You can stack up to twelve systems.
• You cannot stack one system with other system types.
• You can stack one S3100 series system with another S3100 series system.
• You cannot enable stacking and virtual link trunking (VLT) simultaneously on the device. To convert a
stacked unit to VLT, see Reconfiguring Stacked Switches as VLT.
• All stack units must have the same version of Dell Networking OS.
Stacking 934