Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide User Manual
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PHY calibration errors in stack ports of the ICX 6610.......................42
Configuring an ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 traditional stack..............................43
Configuring ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 trunked stacking ports............... 43
Configuring ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 multi-trunked stacking ports...... 43
Periodic background stack diagnosis for ICX 6430 and ICX
6450 devices............................................................................... 44
Error messages encountered during the configuration of an ICX
6430 or ICX 6450 traditional stack.............................................. 45
Verifying a traditional stack configuration..................................................... 46
Brocade traditional stack management.........................................................47
Logging in through the CLI................................................................48
Logging in through the console port..................................................48
Traditional stack management MAC address................................... 50
Removing MAC address entries....................................................... 51
CLI command syntax for stack units................................................. 53
Traditional stack CLI commands.......................................................53
Important notes about stacking images............................................ 55
Copying the flash image to a stack unit from the active controller....57
Reloading a stack unit.......................................................................57
Controlling stack topology.................................................................58
Managing traditional stack partitioning..............................................58
MIB support for the traditional stack..................................................59
Persistent MAC address for the traditional stack.............................. 59
Unconfiguring a traditional stack.......................................................61
Displaying traditional stack information.............................................62
Adding, removing, or replacing units in a traditional stack................81
Renumbering stack units...................................................................83
Syslog, SNMP, and traps for stack units...........................................84
Troubleshooting an unsuccessful stack build................................... 85
Troubleshooting a stacking upgrade.................................................87
Troubleshooting image copy issues..................................................88
Advanced feature privileges..............................................................89
Configuration mismatch for stack units............................................. 89
Auto Image Copy for stack units....................................................... 90
Memory allocation failure.................................................................. 91
Recovering from a stack unit configuration mismatch.......................91
Troubleshooting secure-setup...........................................................92
Troubleshooting unit replacement issues......................................... 92
More about traditional stack technology....................................................... 93
Configuration, startup configuration files, and stacking flash............93
Traditional stack topologies...............................................................94
Port down and aging......................................................................... 94
Traditional stack device roles and elections..................................... 94
Supported hitless stacking events ....................................................97
Non-supported hitless stacking events............................................. 97
Supported hitless stacking protocols and services........................... 97
Hitless stacking configuration notes and feature limitations........... 101
What happens during a hitless stacking switchover or failover.......102
Standby controller role in hitless stacking.......................................103
Support during stack formation, stack merge, and stack split.........104
Hitless stacking default behavior.....................................................107
Hitless stacking failover...................................................................109
Hitless stacking switchover............................................................. 110
Displaying information about hitless stacking................................. 116
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