Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 127)

Configuring basic mixed stacking
There are three ways to configure a mixed stack: the secure-setup utility, automatic configuration, and
manual configuration.
Method Description
Secure-setup utility An interactive utility requiring some selection on the part of the user but minimal use of
CLI for configuration.
Automatically forms trunks.
Requires configuring the SFP+ ports on the ICX 6610 devices to 10 Gbps using the
speed command.
Automatic configuration Configuration for all stack members is done on the stack member that is the active
controller.
Automatically forms trunks.
Does not require configuring the speed command.
Manual configuration Configuration must be done on each individual stack member.
Does not require configuring the speed command.
Configuring a mixed stack using secure-setup
Defining how to use the secure-setup utility to configure a mixed stack.
You must run the secure-setup utility on the ICX 6610 device that you intend to be the active controller.
The secure-setup utility is an interactive utility that allows you to select the active and standby
controllers, topology, and the peripheral devices of the mixed stack. It automatically configures trunks
between ICX 6610 devices (provided the port numbers are consecutive and the first port in the trunk is
an odd number). It allows you to do all this from the active controller and does not require you to log into
each device to configure it.
Perform the following steps to configure a mixed stack using the secure-setup utility.
1. Enable stacking on the ICX 6610 device that you want to be the active controller.
Brocade(config)# stack enable
2. Configure the SFP+ ports on the ICX 6610 devices to 10 Gbps using the speed command.
Brocade(config)# interface ethernet 1/3/1 to 1/3/2
Brocade(config-mif-1/3/1-1/3/2)# speed 10g-full
Brocade(config-mif-1/3/1-1/3/2)# interface ethernet 1/3/7 to 1/3/8
Brocade(config-mif-1/3/7-1/3/8)# speed 10g-full
Brocade(config-mif-1/3/7-1/3/8)# exit
Brocade(config)# exit
If you have the required POD licenses, the secure-setup utility can use the 10 Gbps SFP+ ports on
the front panel of ICX 6610 devices to connect ICX 6610 devices to ICX 6450 devices in a mixed
stack.
3. Launch the secure-setup utility on the ICX 6610 device that you want to be the active controller.
Brocade(config)# stack secure-setup
Based on how you have physically connected the devices, the stack topology is discovered.
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