Dell N4032 Technical Information

A Dell Deployment and Configuration Guide Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Dell Engineering February 2014

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11 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2 Stacking scenarios The following sections present examples in a variety of ar

12 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.1.1 QSFP+ quad-breakout cables QSFP+ quad-breakout cables may also be used fo

13 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.2 Creating a Stack Examples below provide steps on how to create a stack. Gr

14 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F stacking port on the next switch. This process is repeated until all of the dev

15 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Connect power to all switches to be stacked. Performing the command show switch

16 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Te1/0/3 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown . . . Te1/0/

17 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.2.1.1 Validation After the entire stack is created, it can be validated with

18 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Select a switch to be Master of the stack and for managing all ports and member

19 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Click System > Stack Management > Stack Port Summary to bring up the nex

2 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Revisions Date Description Author(s) February 2014 Initial Release Victor Teeter

20 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Save the configuration to the Startup-Configuration on the System > File Mana

21 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F The following figure shows shows the Stack LED that is located on the back p

22 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F stack. In the event the new stack member unit being added has a newer firmware

23 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.3 Adding new member units to a stack It is important that all stack member un

24 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F console#config console(config)#stack console(config-stack)#stack-port fortygigab

25 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Note: Ring topologies are highly recommended for resiliency and fault tolerance

26 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F SW Status Status Model ID Model ID Status Version --- ----------

27 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.3.2 Web interface method The example below shows how to add a stack member to

28 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F In the Edit column, select the check box to allow editing on the ports to be us

29 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Note: Hot insertion of units into the stack is not supported. Do not connect a n

3 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Table of contents Revisions ...

30 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.3.2.2 Validation After the entire stack is created, validate the configuratio

31 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.4 Updating firmware on a stack Note: Make sure to check the Release Notes and

32 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F TFTP code transfer starting 12487236 bytes transferred... File contents are val

33 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 3 6.0.0.8 6.0.1.3 6.0.0.8 6.0.1.3 4 6.0.0.8 6.

34 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Each member of the stack will be updated with the latest firmware simply by up

35 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Click OK. Note: Be patient as this procedure may take several minutes lo

36 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Click Close. Go back to the Active Images screen to confirm that the new firmwa

37 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F After selecting backup for each unit, click Apply. Go to the System > Genera

38 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F If either of the following screens appear, they are simply notifying the user t

39 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.5 Removing member units This section provides guidance on how to remove membe

4 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 1 Introduction Most Dell switches today include a stacking feature that allows m

40 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F associated with these interfaces. Use the locate switch command to blink the bl

41 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Use the freed cables or new cables to connect the two switches together that wer

42 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.5.1.3 Removing units from the stack configuration Once a unit has been physic

43 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Type the switch renumber command to change the number of the switch. console(con

44 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F The plugged-in model will always be the actual model that is inserted as the sta

45 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 5. Apply power back to the mismatched stack member. Allow the member a few mi

46 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Note: Clicking the Configured Stack-mode column header brings all Stack ports

47 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Note: Do not remove or re-route stacking cables until prompted in the last step

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49 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F To remove the switch from the configuration, go to the System > Stack Managem

5 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 1.1 Stacking and management An important advantage of stacking is that it provi

50 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.5.2.4 Renumbering stack units It may be desired to renumber switches in th

51 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Caution: Renumbering stack units may hinder management scripts and monitoring so

52 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F The switch that was Unit 3 is now Unit 2 and Unit 3 is no longer present. To re

53 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.5.2.5 Config Mismatch When a “Config Mismatch” occurs in the Switch Status

54 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 2.5.2.6 Configuring a removed unit to be stand-alone After removing a unit fro

55 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 3 Managing the standby unit If the Master unit fails or is taken offline, a Sta

56 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F console(config)#stack console(config-stack)#initiate failover The system has u

57 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Select the Switch ID to be assigned as the Standby. Check the “Configure as S

58 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F If using the CLI through the console port, the session will no longer be valid.

59 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 4 Appendix A – Commands used in this document All CLI commands used in this do

6 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Daisy Chain topologyRing (loop) topology 1.5 Nonstop forw

60 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 5 Appendix B - Network switch versions Version information for the network swit

7 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F console#show run !Current Configuration: !System Description "N4064F, 6.0.1

8 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F Note: The terms Master and Manager/Management Unit are often used interchangeably

9 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F 3 Stack Mbr N4064 N4064 OK 6.0.1.3 Note that i