Users Guide
The front end ports accommodate SFP, SFP+ and QSFP+.
• Ports are divided into 16 stack-groups (0 to 15) as shown in the following example. The stack groups must be of a single speed -
either all 10G or all 40G.
– stack-group 0 corresponds to ports 0-3, stack-group 1 corresponds to ports 4-7, so on through stack-group 11.
– stack-group 12 corresponds to the 40G port 48, stack-group 13 corresponds to port 52, so on through stack group 15.
Figure 128. Stack-Group Assignments
You can connect the units while they are powered down or up. Stacking ports are bi-directional.
When a unit is added to a stack, the management unit performs a system check on the new unit to ensure the hardware type is
compatible. A similar check is performed on the Dell Networking OS version. If the stack is running Dell Networking OS version
8.3.12.0 and the new unit is running an earlier software version, the new unit is put into a card problem state.
• If the unit is running Dell Networking OS version 8.3.10.x, it is upgraded to use the same Dell Networking OS version as the stack,
rebooted, and joined the stack.
• If the new unit is running an Dell Networking OS version prior to 8.3.10.x , the unit is put into a card problem state, Dell
Networking OS is not upgraded, and a syslog message is raised. The unit must be upgraded to Dell Networking OS version
8.3.12.0 before you can proceed.
Syslog messages are generated by the management unit:
• before the management unit downloads its Dell Networking OS version 8.3.12.0 or later to the new unit. The syslog includes the
unit number, previous version, and version being downloaded.
• when the rmware synchronization is complete.
• if the system check fails, a message such as a hardware incompatibility message or incompatible uboot version is generated. If
the unit is placed in a card problem state, the management unit also generates an SNMP trap.
• if the software version of the new unit predates Dell Networking OS version 8.3.12.0 , the management unit puts the new unit
into a card problem state and generates a syslog that identies the unit, its Dell Networking OS version, and its incompatibility for
rmware synchronization.
NOTE: You must enter the stack-unit stack-unit stack-group stack-group command when adding units to
a stack to ensure the units are assigned to the correct groups.
NOTE: Any scripts used to streamline the stacking conguration process must be updated to reect the Command Mode
change from EXEC to CONFIGURATION to allow the scripts to work correctly.
Enabling Front End Port Stacking
To enable the front ports on an unit for stacking, use the following commands.
NOTE: After a port has been allocated for stacking, you can only use it for stacking. If stack-group 0 is allocated for
stacking, you can use ports 0, 1, 2, and 3 for stacking but not for Ethernet anymore. If only port 0 is used for stacking,
ports 1, 2, and 3 are spare; they cannot be used for Ethernet.
NOTE: You can stack a maximum of two 10G stack ports.
Stacking
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