In This Chapter Managing OmniSwitch 6855 Series Stacks
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In This Chapter
This chapter provides information on OmniSwitch 6855 Series switches configured to operate as a single
virtual chassis. Topics described in the chapter include:
• OmniSwitch 6855 Series stack overview on page 7-4.
• Roles within the stack on page 7-4.
• Stack cabling on page 7-17.
• Slot numbering on page 7-20.
• Hot-Swapping modules in a stack on page 7-25.
• Reloading switches on page 7-27.
• Changing the secondary module to primary on page 7-35.
• Synchronizing switches in a stack on page 7-37.
• Monitoring the stack on page 7-38.
Note. You can also manage and monitor OmniSwitch 6855 Series 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 information.