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Basic Network Information Configuration
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
8 Managing QSFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1699 Managing a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dell Networking N2000, N3000, and N4000
Stacking Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . . 175
Adding a Switch to the Stack. . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Removing a Switch from the Stack. . . . . . . . . 177
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack? . . . 177
What is Stacking Standby? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
What is Nonstop Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
NSF Network Design Considerations . . . . . . . 181
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Default Stacking Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web). . . . . . . 184
Unit Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Stack Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Stack Firmware Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . 186
Supported Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Stack Port Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Stack Port Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Stack Port Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
NSF Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checkpoint Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191