Dell PowerConnect 8132 - 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 QSFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
9 Managing a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Creating a PowerConnect 8000/8100 Series
Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
How is the Stack Master Selected? . . . . . . . 146
Adding a Switch to the Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . 148
Removing a Switch from the Stack
. . . . . . . . 148
How is the Firmware Updated on the Stack?. . . 149
What is Stacking Standby? . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
What is Nonstop Forwarding?
. . . . . . . . . . 150
Switch Stack MAC Addressing and Stack
Design Considerations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
NSF Network Design Considerations
. . . . . . . 153
Why is Stacking Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . 154