Dell Powerconnect 8164f Manual

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 Removal of a stack unit Figure 14.
 
Removal of a stack unit results in one or more freed cables.  In this example, there is a freed quad-
breakout cable (red) that was used to link the bottom unit to the one directly above it.  The second 
quad-breakout cable is then used to connect the top and bottom units to again complete the ring 
topology.  
 
 Note: A QSFP+ quad-breakout cable connects one QSFP+ 40GE port to four SFP+ 10GE...

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Removing units from the stack configuration 
Once a unit has been physically removed, it may be desired to remove it from the configuration as 
well, if there are no plans on restoring it later.  For the above example Unit 5 wasremoved; however, 
the show switch command continues to show the removed switch in the configuration. 
Issuing a no member command in Stack Configuration mode deletes the removed switch from the 
configured stack...

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Type the switch renumber command to change the number of the switch. 
console(config)#switch 4 renumber 3 
The switch will be reset to perform unit renumbering 
and the configuration of switch interfaces will be cleared. 
Are you sure you want to renumber? (y/n)y 
 
 
Allow a few minutes for the switch to renumber, then enter the following. 
 
console#show switch 
    Management Standby   Preconfig  Plugged-in  Switch      Code 
SW...

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Web interface method 
Since any interface on the 8100 series switches can be used for stacking, make sure to verify exactly 
which ports are being used for stacking so they are un-cabled and re-routed last, after the normal 
traffic-passing cables have been re-routed.  This information is found at System > Stack Management > 
Stack Port Summary. 
 
 
Note:  Clicking the Configured Stack-mode column header brings all Stack ports to the...

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Consider all LAGs, VLANs, STP, ACLs, security, and so on, that needs to be configured on the new ports 
in order to accept cables, establish links, and begin to forward traffic.   
 Note: It is highly recommended not to continue until these things have been considered and 
proper preparations are made. 
 Note: Do not remove or re-route stacking cables until prompted in the last step below. 
Do not remove or re-route stacking cables...

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 Removal of a stack unit Figure 16.
 
Removal of a stack unit results in one or more freed cables.  In this example, there is a freed quad-
breakout cable (red) that was used to link the bottom unit to the one directly above it.  The second 
quad-breakout cable is then used to connect the top and bottom units to again complete the ring 
topology.  
 
 Note: A QSFP+ quad-breakout cable is one that allows the user to connect one QSFP+...

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Removing units from the stack configuration 
Once a unit has been physically removed, it may be desired to remove it from the configuration as 
well, if there are no plans on restoring it later.  For the above example Unit 5 was removed; however, 
the Stack Summary screen continues to show the removed switch in the configuration. 
To remove the switch from the configuration, go to the System > Stack Management > Unit 
Configuration...

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Caution: Renumbering stack units may hinder management scripts and monitoring software 
that collect data based on particular port traffic.  Use renumbering with caution when 
monitoring ports and be aware that scripts and monitoring parameters may need to be 
modified. 
In this example there are three stack members numbered 1, 3, and 4.  It may be desired to move 3 to 
2, and then 4 to 3.  This can be by renumbering 3 to 2 first,...

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Click OK on the next screen.  Allow a few minutes for the switch to renumber, then verify the new ID 
from the System > Stack Management > Stack Summary screen.   
  
The switch that was Unit #4 is now Unit #2 and Unit #4 is no longer present.  To remove it from the list, 
select it on the System > Stack Management > Unit Configuration screen, and then select the Remove 
Switch check box at the bottom.   

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Clicking Apply deletes the removed switch from the stack configuration on the running-configuration.  
Go back to the Stack Summary screen to verify the switch was removed.  A backup of the configuration 
(copying the running-configuration to the startup-configuration) in System > File Management > Copy 
Files is required to make the change persist after a reload.   
Configuring a removed unit to be stand-alone  
After removing a...