Concept Guide

EXEC Privilege mode
stack-unit stack-unit-number renumber stack-unit-new-number
3 (OPTIONAL) On the new unit, assign a management priority based on whether you want the new unit to be the stack manager.
CONFIGURATION mode
stack-unit stack-unit-number priority priority-number
4 Assign a stack group to each unit.
CONFIGURATION mode
stack-unitstack-unit-number stack-group stack-group-number
5 Connect the new unit to the stack using stacking cables.
Example of Adding a Stack Unit with a Conicting Stack Number (Before and After)
The following example shows adding a stack unit with a conicting stack number (before).
Dell#show system brief
Stack MAC : 90:b1:1c:f4:a7:c7
Reload-Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Standby online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
1 Member not present
2 Member online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
3 Member not present
4 Member not present
5 Management online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
The following example shows adding a stack unit with a conicting stack number (after).
Dell#show system brief
Stack MAC : 90:b1:1c:f4:a7:c7
Reload-Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Standby online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
1 Standby online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
2 Member online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
3 Member not present
4 Member not present
5 Management online S6000 S6000 1-0(0-3666) 128
Adding a Congured Unit to an Existing Stack
To add a congured unit to an existing stack, use the following commands.
If a stack unit goes down and is removed from the stack, the logical provisioning congured for that stack-unit number is saved on the
master and standby units. When a new unit is added to the stack, if a stack group conguration conict occurs between the new unit and
the provisioned stack unit, the conguration of the new unit takes precedence.
1 Add the congured unit to the top or bottom of the stack.
2 Power on the switch.
3 Attach cables to connect ports on the added switch to one or more existing switches in the stack.
4 Log on to the CLI and enter global conguration mode.
• Login: username
948
Stacking