Reference Guide

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----------------------------
Stack(stack-member-0)#?
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.
S-Series Stacking Installation Tasks
The following are the S-Series stacking installation tasks.
• Create an S-Series Stack
• Add Units to an Existing S-Series Stack
• Split an S-Series Stack
Create an S-Series Stack
Stacking is enabled on the device using the front end ports.
Stack Group/Port Numbers
By default, each unit in Standalone mode is numbered stack-unit 0.
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.
1. Assign a stack group for each unit.
CONFIGURATION mode
Stacking
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