Ruckus FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration Guide, 08.0.20a Fast Iron 08.0.20 Guide 08020a Switchstackingguide

2017-12-14

• Contents
• Preface
  • Document conventions
    • Text formatting conventions
    • Command syntax conventions
    • Notes, cautions, and warnings
  • Brocade resources
  • Contacting Brocade Technical Support
  • Document feedback
• About This Guide
  • Supported hardware
  • What’s new in this document
  • How command information is presented in this guide
• Traditional Stacking
  • Supported traditional stacking features
  • Traditional stacking benefits
  • Connectivity options for stacking with FCX and ICX devices
  • Brocade stackable models
  • Brocade traditional stacking terminology
  • Planning to build a traditional stack
    • Traditional stacks versus mixed stacks
    • Brocade traditional stacking topologies
    • Extended distance stacking
    • Software requirements for traditional stacks
    • Traditional stacking configuration guidelines
  • Traditional stack construction methods
    • Scenario 1 - Three-member traditional stack in a ring topology using secure-setup
      • Configuring a three-member traditional stack in a ring topology using secure-setup
      • Invalid stacking trunk errors and network loops
    • Scenario 2 - Configuring a three-member traditional stack in a ring topology using the automatic setup process
      • Configuration tips for building a stack using the automatic setup process
    • Scenario 3 - Three-member traditional stack in a ring topology using the manual configuration process
  • Verifying a traditional stack configuration
  • Displaying information on stack connections
  • FCX stack configuration overview
    • FCX stack topologies
    • Configuring an FCX traditional stack
      • Configuring FCX stacking ports
        • Changing FCX-S and FCXS-F CX4 ports from 16 Gbps to 10 Gbps
        • Changing FCX-S and FCXS-F CX4 ports from 10 Gbps to 16 Gbps
        • Configuring default ports on FCX or ICX devices
        • Changing default stacking port configurations
        • Using secure-setup to build a traditional FCX stack
      • Configuring a default stacking port to function as a data port
  • ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 stack configuration overview
    • ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 stack topologies
    • Connecting ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 devices in a traditional stack
      • Connecting ICX 6450 devices in a stack
      • Configuring a 10-Gbps port for a 1-Gbps uplink
      • Connecting ICX 6430 devices in a stack
    • Configuring an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 traditional stack
      • Trunking configuration considerations for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices
      • Configuring ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 trunked stacking ports
      • Configuring ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 multi-trunked stacking ports
        • Displaying multi-trunked stacking configuration
      • Error messages encountered during configuration of an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 traditional stack
  • ICX 6610 traditional stack configuration overview
    • ICX 6610 stacking for different topologies
    • Configuration notes for ICX 6610 stack topologies
    • ICX 6610 trunked stacking port configuration
    • Stack port resiliency in the ICX 6610
      • Configuring stack port resiliency in the ICX 6610
      • Syslog messages for stack port resiliency
  • ICX 7450 stack configuration overview
    • ICX 7450 stacking topologies
    • ICX 7450 stacking configuration notes
    • ICX 7450 secure-setup example
    • Displaying basic information for an ICX 7450 stack
    • Displaying details for an ICX 7450 stack
  • ICX 7750 stack configuration overview
    • ICX 7750 stacking topologies
    • Installing the ICX 7750-26Q in a remote stack
    • ICX 7750 stacking configuration notes
    • ICX 7750 secure-setup example
    • Creating an ICX 7750 stack trunk in a production environment
    • Converting an ICX 7750 trunk to a port connection
    • Removing stacking ports from an ICX 7750
    • Displaying basic information for an ICX 7750 stack
    • Displaying details for an ICX 7750 stack
• Traditional Stack Management
  • Managing a traditional stack through one IP address
  • Enabling or disabling stacking mode
    • Traditional stack unit identification
  • Controlling the stack through the CLI
    • Logging in through the console port
    • CLI command syntax for stack units
    • Traditional stack CLI commands
  • Traditional stack management MAC address
    • Manually allocating the traditional stack MAC address
    • Removing MAC address entries
  • Traditional stack device roles and elections
    • Active controller
    • Standby controller
    • Bootup role
    • Active controller and standby controller elections
    • Active controller and standby controller resets
    • Standby controller selection based on priority configuration
    • Standby controller election criteria
  • Traditional stack unit priority
  • Traditional stack software images
    • Confirming traditional stack software versions
    • Encountering a problem after upgrading and reloading the software
  • Copying the flash image to a stack unit from the active controller
  • Adding, removing, or replacing units in a traditional stack
    • Installing a new unit in a traditional stack using secure-setup
    • Installing a new unit using static configuration
    • Removing a unit from a traditional stack
    • Replacing traditional stack units
    • Moving a unit to another stack
    • Removing an active controller from a powered stack
  • Renumbering stack units
    • Configuration notes for renumbering stack units
  • Reloading a stack unit
  • Controlling stack size to allow for a data port
  • Managing traditional stack partitioning
  • Merging traditional stacks
  • Unconfiguring a traditional stack
  • Syslog, SNMP, and traps for stack units
    • Configuring SNMP for a traditional stack
    • SNMP engine IDs for stackable devices
  • PHY calibration errors in stack ports of the ICX 6610
    • Syslog messages for PHY calibration
  • Displaying traditional stack information
    • Displaying stacking topology
    • Displaying running configuration information
    • How the show running-config command displays configured stacking ports
    • Displaying software version information
    • Displaying traditional stack flash information
    • Displaying traditional stack memory information
    • Displaying traditional stack chassis information
    • Displaying stack module information
    • Displaying stack resource information
    • Displaying general or detailed information about stack members
    • Displaying IPC statistics for a specific stack unit
    • Displaying reliable IPC statistics for stack units
    • Displaying information about stack neighbors
    • Displaying stack port information
    • Displaying stacking port statistics
    • Displaying stacking port interface information
  • MIB support for the traditional stack
• Traditional Stack Troubleshooting
  • Problems commonly diagnosed with stack formation
  • Background problem diagnosis
    • Manually triggering stack diagnosis
    • Suppressing background stack diagnostic warnings
  • Troubleshooting an unsuccessful stack build
  • Troubleshooting secure-setup
  • Troubleshooting unit replacement issues
  • Troubleshooting a stacking upgrade
  • Stack mismatches
    • Advanced feature privileges
      • Major mismatch for stack units
      • Minor mismatch for stack units
    • Auto Image Copy for stack units
      • Auto Image Copy limitations
      • Disabling Auto Image Copy
      • Verifying Auto Image Copy
    • Configuration mismatch for stack units
      • Recovering from a stack unit configuration mismatch
    • Memory allocation failure
  • Troubleshooting image copy issues
  • Configuration, startup configuration files, and stacking flash
  • Port down and aging
• Hitless Stacking
  • Hitless stacking overview
  • Supported hitless stacking events
  • Non-supported hitless stacking events
  • Supported hitless stacking protocols and services
  • Hitless stacking configuration notes and feature limitations
  • What happens during a hitless stacking switchover or failover
    • Real-time synchronization among all units in a stack
  • Standby controller role in hitless stacking
    • Standby controller election
    • Runtime configuration mismatch
  • Support during stack formation, stack merge, and stack split
  • Hitless stacking behavior
    • Enabling hitless stacking
    • Displaying hitless stacking status
    • Displaying pending device roles
  • Hitless stacking failover
    • Enabling hitless stacking failover
    • Hitless stacking failover example
  • Hitless stacking switchover
    • Executing a hitless stacking switchover
    • Hitless stacking switchover examples
  • Displaying information about hitless stacking
  • Displaying information about stack failover
  • Displaying information about link synchronization status
  • Syslog messages for hitless stacking failover and switchover
• Mixed Stacking
  • Supported mixed stacking features
  • Mixed stacking overview
    • Mixed stacking devices
    • Mixed stacking topologies
    • Additional topology support for mixed stacking
    • Mixed stacking terms
    • Mixed stacking software image requirements
    • Mixed stacking configuration prerequisites
  • Configuring basic mixed stacking
    • Configuring a mixed stack using secure-setup
    • Configuring a mixed stack using automatic configuration
      • Automatically configuring a standby controller device in a mixed stack
      • Automatically configuring peripheral devices in a mixed stack
    • Configuring a mixed stack using manual configuration
      • Manually configuring a standby controller device in a mixed stack
      • Manually configuring peripheral devices in a mixed stack
  • Displaying information about mixed stacking configuration
    • Displaying mixed stack information for an automatic configuration
    • Displaying mixed stack information for a manual configuration
    • Displaying mixed stack information for a star topology
  • Specifying a TFTP server for Autocopy
    • How Autocopy works
  • Recovering a pre-stacking configuration on peripheral devices
    • Verifying pre-stacking configuration recovery