Administrator Guide
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Verifying a Stack Configuration
The following lists the status of a stacked switch according to the color of the System Status light
emitting diodes (LEDs) on its front panel.
• Blue indicates the switch is operating as the stack master or as a standalone unit.
• Off indicates the switch is a member or standby unit.
• Amber indicates the switch is booting or a failure condition has occurred.
Using Show Commands
To display information on the stack configuration, use the show commands on the master switch.
• Displays stacking roles (master, standby, and member units) and the stack MAC address.
show system [brief]
• Displays the FlexIO modules currently installed in expansion slots 0 and 1 on a switch and the
expected module logically provisioned for the slot.
show inventory optional-module
• Displays the stack groups allocated on a stacked switch. The range is from 0 to 5.
show system stack-unit unit-number stack-group configured
• Displays the port numbers that correspond to the stack groups on a switch. The valid stack-unit
numbers are from 0 to 5.
show system stack-unit unit-number stack-group
• Displays the type of stack topology (ring or daisy chain) with a list of all stacked ports, port status, link
speed, and peer stack-unit connection.
show system stack-ports [status | topology]
Example of the show system brief Command
Dell# show system brief
StStack MAC : 00:1e:c9:f1:00:9b
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version
Ports
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0 Management online I/O-Aggregator I/O-Aggregator 8-3-17-46 56
1 Standby online I/O-Aggregator I/O-Aggregator 8-3-17-46 56
2 Member not present
3 Member not present
4 Member not present
5 Member not present
Example of the show system Command
Dell# show system
Stack MAC : 00:1e:c9:f1:00:9b
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Unit 0 --
Unit Type : Management Unit
Status : online
Next Boot : online
Required Type : I/O-Aggregator - 34-port GE/TE (XL)
Stacking
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