Dell M8024-k Technical Information

Victor Teeter Stacking Dell PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 8 Note: If Simple Mode is enabled it will need to be disabled prior to using this document.

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 9 Just like the PowerConnect 1G modular switches (M6220 and M6348), the M8024-k supports st

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 10 Dell M1000e Blade ChassisB2C2 A2B1 C1A1417528639CMC2CMC1 KVM1 2 3 4 5 6GbGb 21CMCiKVMGbG

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 11 redirect, see the Dell Blade Server CMC User's Guide at http://support.dell.com/sup

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 12 1 0/20 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down 10 1 1/1 Ethern

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 13 console(config)#boot auto-copy-sw console(config)#no boot auto-copy-sw allow-downgrade c

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 14 Note: The running-configuration doesn’t need to be copied to the startup-configuration i

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 15 1 1/2 Ethernet Ethernet Not Created Unknown 1 1/3 E

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 16 CMC Login Screen for the M1000e Figure 7. 2. Enter the username and password. The fa

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 17 I/O Module Status screen (CMC) Figure 8. 4. Launch the Web UI of the switch to be th

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F ii This document is for informational purposes only and may contain typogra

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 18 5. After login, the first screen to appear will be the Home screen which shows ports 17

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 19 9. Select System > Stack Management > Unit Configuration. Note: The next thr

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 20 12. Click Apply. Changing a Switch ID requires a reboot of the stack. Be sure to save

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 21 15. Click Apply. The next screen will save the configuration to the Startup Configurat

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 22 20. Once every switch in the stack has been configured, power down (unplug) all M8024-k

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 23 Note: It is simple to change the Master or Standby to a different unit if desired using

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 24 ACTACTLNK/SPD242322212423Combo22212019181716151413121 110987654321LNK/SPDACTACTLNK/SPD24

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 25 Notice that the Configured Stack Mode and the Running Stack Mode are both Ethernet. Perf

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 26 Continue cabling the remaining switches using one cable per switch until all are added.

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 27 2 0/06 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown 2 0/07 E

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 1 Contents Contents ...

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 28 1. After login, the first screen to appear will be the Home screen which shows the cur

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 29 Note: Since this example uses a PowerConnect 8024, there are only four possible ports th

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 30 Select the Unit Type of Management, Stand-by, or Member. For this example, Management

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 31 10. Optionally, enable an SNMP Trap to be sent whenever a firmware sync is triggered; al

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 32 14. Click Apply. 15. Once all systems have been configured with stacking ports, power d

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 33 Stack Member units serial ports and management IP addresses are no longer accessible for

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 34 Note: If the unit has never been a member of a stack, the Unit number displayed will be

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 35 Configuration Saved! One additional cable is required for each switch being added to th

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 36 ACTACTLNK/SPD24232221242 3Combo222 12019181716151413121 110987654321LNK/SPDACTACTLNK/SPD

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 37 members are to be added, follow these directions and complete the install of one before

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 2 Appendix B - Network Switch Versions ...

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 38 6. Click Apply. In order for the new member unit to work properly within a stack, it n

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 39 This setting automatically upgrades firmware on new members as they are added to the s

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 40 ACTACTLNK/SPD242322212423Combo22212019181716151413121110987654321LNK/SPDACTACTLNK/SPD242

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 41 12. Power up the new member switch by restoring the power cables (on 8024/8024F) or plug

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 42 Command-Line Interface Method To find the firmware versions the stack members are using,

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 43 unit image1 image2 current-active next-active ----- ------------ ------

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 44 To validate, login to the stack Master and perform a show version command. For the examp

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 45 TFTP server. The stack will need access to the TFTP server on the network and the firmw

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 46 9. Click Close. After a firmware file is copied from a TFTP server to the Master, it b

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 47 16. Click Apply. 17. After the stack resets, verify the new firmware has become active

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 3 Introduction Many Dell PowerConnect switches include a stacking feature that allows multi

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 48 on the failed unit, the stack will be intact without changes. The example below demons

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 49 Note: An M8024-k modular blade switch does have a blue LED identifier for its Master onl

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 50 Do not remove or re-route stacking cables until prompted in the last step below. Disconn

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 51 Removing Units from the Stack Configuration Once a stack unit has been removed, it may b

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 52 console(config)#switch 4 renumber 3 The switch will be reset to perform unit renumberin

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 53 2. Look for all interfaces shown to be in Stack mode. Note the Interfaces used for s

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 54 2. Click Apply. 3. From the stack, create a link-up or link-down on any port for two

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 55 5. Continue this process to identify all Unit numbers in the switch. Note: If the sho

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 56 ACTACTLNK/SPD24232221242 3Combo222 12019181716151413121 110987654321LNK/SPDACTACTLNK/SPD

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 57 Notice that Unit #4 is no longer present, and its Management Status is Unassigned. 1

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 4 ACTACTComboLNK/SPD24232221LNK/SPD242322212019181716151413121110987654321 Dell PowerConn

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 58 Renumbering Stack Units PowerConnect 8024/8024F/M8024-k switch Stacks allow users to

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 59 3. Select System > Stack Management > Unit Configuration. 4. In the Switch ID fi

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 60 Notice also that the old number still exists but is Unassigned. To permanently remove

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 61 Appendix A – Maximum Stacking Scalability ACTACTComboLNK/SPD242 32221LNK/SPD24232221201

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 5 Notice there is only one member line in the configuration. If there were three members i

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 6 Management Standby Preconfig Plugged-in Switch SW Status Statu

Stacking PowerConnect 10G Switches: M8024-k, 8024, 8024F 7  If the unit number is configured and there are no other devices using the unit number,