In This Chapter Managing OmniSwitch 6850E Series Stacks
page 6-2 OmniSwitch 6850E Series Hardware Users Guide January 2013
In This Chapter
This chapter provides information on switches configured to operate as a single virtual chassis. Topics
described in the chapter include:
• OmniSwitch 6850E Series stack mode page 6-3.
• OmniSwitch 6850E Series stack overview on page 6-4.
• Roles within the stack on page 6-4.
• Stack cabling on page 6-17.
• Slot numbering on page 6-20.
• Hot-Swapping modules in a stack on page 6-25.
• Reloading switches on page 6-27.
• Changing the secondary module to primary on page 6-35.
• Synchronizing switches in a stack on page 6-37.
• Monitoring the stack on page 6-38.
Note. You can also manage and monitor stacks through WebView, Alcatel-Lucent’s embedded web-based
device management application. WebView is an interactive and easy-to-use GUI that can be launched
from OmniVista or a web browser. Please refer to WebView’s online documentation for more informa-
tion.