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3.
Connect your console to the intended active controller. The unit through which you run secure-
setup becomes the active controller by default.
4.
Issue the stack enable command on the intended active controller.
device# config terminal
device(config)# stack enable
device(config)# exit
5.
Enter the stack secure-setup command. As shown in the following example, this command
triggers a Brocade proprietary discovery protocol that begins the discovery process in both
upstream and downstream directions. The discovery process produces a list of upstream and
downstream devices that are available to join the stack. Secure-setup can detect up to 7 units in
each direction (14 total), but because the maximum number of units in a stack is 8, you must select
a maximum of 7 units from both directions.
NOTE
To exit the secure-setup, enter ^C at any time.
You should see output similar to the following.
device# stack secure-setup
device# Discovering the stack topology...
Current Discovered Topology - RING
Available UPSTREAM units
Hop(s) Type MAC Address
1 FCX624 0000.0039.2d40
2 FCX624 0000.00d5.2100
Available DOWNSTREAM units
Hop(s) Type MAC Address
1 FCX624 0000.00d5.2100
2 FCX624 0000.0039.2d40
Do you accept the topology (RING) (y/n)?: y
If you accept the topology, you will see output similar to the following.
Selected Topology:
Active Id Type MAC Address
1 FCX648 0000.00ab.cd00
Selected UPSTREAM units
Hop(s) Id Type MAC Address
1 3 FCX624 0000.0039.2d40
2 2 FCX624 0000.00d5.2100
Selected DOWNSTREAM units
Hop(s) Id Type MAC Address
1 2 FCX624 0000.00d5.2100
2 3 FCX624 0000.0039.2d40
Do you accept the unit ids (y/n)?: y
To accept the unit ID assignments, type y. If you do not want to accept the ID assignments, type n.
You can use secure-setup to renumber the units in your stack. Refer to “Renumbering stack units.”
If you accept the unit IDs, the stack is formed, and you can see the stack topology using the show
stack command.
device# show stack
alone: standalone, D: dynamic config, S: static config
ID Type Role MAC Address Pri State Comment
1 S FCX648 active 0000.00ab.cd00 128 local Ready
2 D FCX624 standby 0000.00d5.2100 60 remote Ready
3 D FCX624 member 0000.0039.2d40 0 remote Ready
active standby
+---+ +---+ +---+
-2/1| 1 |3/1--2/1| 2 |3/1--2/2| 3 |2/1-
+---+ +---+ +---+
Current stack management MAC is 0000.00ab.cd00
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