Dell Networking 7048 - Page 10

10 Contents
Dynamic Host Name Mapping . . . . . . . . . . 133
Configuring Basic Network Information (CLI)
. . . . . 134
Enabling the DHCP Client on the OOB Port
. . . . 134
Enabling the DHCP Client on the Default VLAN
. 134
Managing DHCP Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring Static Network Information on the
OOB Port
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Configuring Static Network Information on the
Default VLAN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Configuring and Viewing Additional Network
Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Basic Network Information Configuration Example . 138
8 Managing a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
PowerConnect 7000 Series and M6348
Stacking Compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . 143
Adding a Switch to the Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . 145
Removing a Switch from the Stack . . . . . . . . 146
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack?. . . 146
What is Stacking Standby?
. . . . . . . . . . . . 147
What is Nonstop Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . 147
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
NSF Network Design Considerations. . . . . . . 150
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Default Stacking Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web) . . . . . . 152
Unit Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Stack Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154