Reference Guide

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To add a standalone switch with no stack groups configured to a stack, follow these steps:
To add a standalone switch which has stack groups already configured to a stack:
stack-unit renumber
EXEC Privilege On the new unit, configure the next available stack-unit
number.
stack-unit priority
CONFIGURATION On the new unit, assign a management priority based on
whether you want the new unit to be the stack manager.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Attach port cables to connect ports on the switch to one or more switches in the stack.
2 Power on the switch.
3 Log on to the CLI and enter global configuration mode.
Login: username
Password: *****
Dell> enable
Dell# configure
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4 Configure a group of four 10GbE ports or a single 40GbE port
for stacking, where:
stack-unit 0 defines the default ID unit-number in the initial
configuration of a switch.
stack-group group-number configures a group of 10GbE ports
or a single 40GbE port for stacking (Table 48-1).
stack-unit 0
stack-group
group-number
CONFIGURATION
5 Save the stacking configuration.
write memory
EXEC Privilege
6 Reload the switch. Dell networking OS automatically assigns a
number to the new unit and adds it as member switch in the
stack. The new unit synchronizes its running and startup
configurations with the stack.
reload
EXEC Privilege
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
7 Attach port cables to connect the ports in pre-configured stack groups to one or more switches in the stack.
8 Power on the switch. Dell networking OS automatically assigns a number to the new unit and adds it as member
switch in the stack. The new unit synchronizes its running and startup configurations with the stack.
Command Syntax Command Mode Task