Dell Networking N4000 Series User Manual

Contents 11
Basic Network Information Configuration
Example
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8 Managing QSFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
9 Managing a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dell Networking N2000, N3000, and N4000
Stacking Compatibility
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How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . . 175
Adding a Switch to the Stack
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Removing a Switch from the Stack. . . . . . . . . 177
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack? . . . 177
What is Stacking Standby?
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What is Nonstop Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations
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NSF Network Design Considerations . . . . . . . 181
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Default Stacking Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Managing and Monitoring the Stack (Web). . . . . . . 184
Unit Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Stack Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Stack Firmware Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . 186
Supported Switches
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Stack Port Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Stack Port Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Stack Port Diagnostics
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NSF Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checkpoint Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Dell Networking N4000 Series Specifications

General

Layer	Layer 3
Switching Capacity	Up to 1.28 Tbps
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Storage Temperature	-40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
Series	N4000 Series
Stacking	Up to 12 units
Power Supply	Dual, hot-swappable
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)