3Com 4200G 24-Port - Main Switch Configuration; Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack

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z Connect the intended main switch and slave switches through stack modules and dedicated stack
cables. (Refer to 3Com Switch 4200G 10G Interface Module Installation Guide for the information
about stack modules and stack cables.)
z Configure the IP address pool for the stack and enable the stack function. The main switch then
automatically adds the switches connected to its stack ports to the stack.
z When adding a switch joins in a stack, the main switch automatically assigns an IP address to it.
z The main switch automatically adds any switches that are newly connected to the stack through
their stack ports to the stack.
Main Switch Configuration
The main switch configuration includes:
z Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack
z Switching to Slave Switch View
Configuring the IP Address Pool and Creating the Stack
Table 1-1 Configure the IP address pool and create the stack
Operation Command Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure an IP address pool
for a stack
stacking ip-pool
from-ip-address
ip-address-number [ ip-mask ]
Required
from-ip-address: Start address
of the IP address pool.
ip-address-number: Number of
the IP addresses in the IP
addresses pool. A pool
contains 16 addresses by
default.
ip-mask: Mask of the IP
address pool.
By default, the IP addresses
pool is not configured.
Create a stack
stacking enable
Required
Remove the IP address configured for the existing Layer 3 interface first if you want to cancel the
stack-related configuration, otherwise, IP address conflicts may occur.
As for the stack-related configurations performed on a main switch, note that:
z After a stack is created, the main switch automatically adds the switches connected to its stack
ports to the stack.
z If a stack port connection is disconnected, the corresponding slave switch quits the stack
automatically.
z The IP address pool of an existing stack cannot be modified.