15 Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F
Connect power to all switches to be stacked. Performing the command show switch stack-ports will
provide information on the unit number for the switch, which is used in the stacking commands. It also
shows Interfaces of the switch that may be used for stacking and whether they are in Ethernet or Stacking
mode.
console#show switch stack-ports
Configured Running
Stack Stack Link Link
Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Te1/0/1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/3 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
.
.
.
Te1/0/22 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/23 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/24 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Fo1/1/1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down 40
Fo1/1/2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down 40
Te1/1/1 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/2 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/3 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/4 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/5 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/6 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/7 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
Te1/1/8 Ethernet Ethernet Detach 10
The example above shows a Dell N4032F with a QSFP+ two-port expansion module installed. The two
40G QSFP+ ports are represented by interfaces
F01/1/1
and
F01/1/2
. We will use these two interfaces for
stacking in the example below.
Notice that Configured Stack Mode and the Running Stack Mode are currently both Ethernet. Perform the
following commands to convert each desired port to Stack mode.
console#config
console(config)#stack
console(config-stack)#stack-port fortygigabitethernet 1/1/1 stack
console(config-stack)#stack-port fortygigabitethernet 1/1/2 stack
console(config-stack)#show switch stack-ports
Configured Running
Stack Stack Link Link
Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
Te1/0/1 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/2 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
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