Dell 7000 Series manual Contents

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Stacking Dell PowerConnect 7000 Series Switches
Contents
Introduction	2
Applicability	2
Stacking and Management	2
Stacking and Performance	3
Stacking and Redundancy	3
Mixing M6348 and PC7000 Series Switches in a Stack	5
Power-Up Sequencing Considerations	5
Initial Installation and Power-up of a Stack	7
Selecting the Master Unit	8
Selecting the Standby Unit	8
Updating the Firmware on a Stack	9
Automatic Update	9
Manual Update	10
Creating a Separate VLAN for File Downloads	11
Adding a Stack Member with Minimal Interruption	16
Removing a Stack Member with Minimal Interruption	17
Merging Two Operational Stacks	18
Synchronizing the Running Configuration between the Master and Standby Units	18
Master Failover	18
Effect of Master Failover on PoE Devices	18
Stack Member Failover	19
Failover Scenarios	19
Scenario 1	19
Scenario 2	20
Scenario 3	21
Nonstop Forwarding	22
Initiating a Warm Failover of the Manager Unit	23
Nonstop Forwarding Scenario	23
NSF Scenario Configuration via CLI	25
NSF Example 1	29
NSF Example 2:	29
NSF Re-convergence Timing	30
Medium Configuration	30
Small Configuration	31
Stacking CLI Commands	31
Stacking Web Interface	32
Summary	32

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Contents Dell Technical White Paper Stacking Dell PowerConnect Series SwitchesStacking Dell PowerConnect 7000 Series Switches Contents Introduction ApplicabilityStacking and Management Stacking and Redundancy Stacking and PerformanceDual Stacking Modules Configured in a Ring Power-Up Sequencing Considerations Mixing M6348 and PC7000 Series Switches in a StackConsole#boot auto-copy-sw allow-downgrade Initial Installation and Power-up of a Stack Selecting the Standby Unit Selecting the Master UnitUpdating the Firmware on a Stack Automatic UpdateManual Update FTP Creating a Separate Vlan for File DownloadsFrom the Switching Vlan Vlan Membership page, click Add Navigate to the Routing IP IP Interface Configuration Page Stacking Dell PowerConnect 7000 Series Switches Click Apply Adding a Stack Member with Minimal Interruption Removing a Stack Member with Minimal Interruption Merging Two Operational Stacks Master FailoverEffect of Master Failover on PoE Devices Stack Member Failover Failover ScenariosScenario Stack Split Stack Split with Manager Failure Nonstop Forwarding Nonstop Forwarding Scenario Initiating a Warm Failover of the Manager UnitNonstop Forwarding Example Router NSF Scenario Configuration via CLIStack Switch Switch NSF Example Parameter Timing NSF Re-convergence TimingSmall Configuration Stacking CLI CommandsSummary Stacking Web Interface