This section provides an example of deploying a new stack with eight nodes, which are numbered node 1 through node 8. Before you begin the configuration, log in to the nodes and get the following information if you do not already have it:
The software release installed on the node (using the show version {detail | process name | images {partition partition} {slot slotid} } command)
The image selected (all nodes need to be operating from the same selected image). By default, new nodes have the primary image selected.
The purchased license information (using the show licenses command).
Also, while logged into each node, if you plan to use the SummitStack-V feature, configure the required alternate ports on that node or enable stacking-support as required (see Using Ethernet Ports for Stacking (SummitStack-V)).
Node 1 is assigned to slot 1 and becomes the master. Node 2 is assigned to slot 2 and becomes the backup node. Nodes 3 to 8 are assigned slots 3 to 8, respectively, and become standby nodes.
For this example, assume that all nodes except node 8 have a purchased Advanced Edge license level, and that node 8 has a purchased license level of Edge.
* switch # show stacking Stack Topology is a Ring This node is not in an Active Topology Node MAC Address Slot Stack State Role Flags ------------------ ---- ----------- ------- --- *00:04:96:26:6c:df - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6c:e3 - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6b:e4 - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6b:f7 - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6b:ed - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6b:ec - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6d:1f - Disabled Master --- 00:04:96:26:6a:e9 - Disabled Master --- * - Indicates this node Flags: (C) Candidate for this active topology, (A) Active Node (O) node may be in Other active topology * switch #
* switch # show stacking configuration Stack MAC in use: <none> Node Slot Alternate Alternate MAC Address Cfg Cur Prio Mgmt IP / Mask Gateway Flags Lic ------------------ --- --- ---- ------------------ --------------- --------- --- *00:04:96:26:6c:df 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6c:e3 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6b:e4 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6b:f7 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6b:ed 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6b:ec 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6d:1f 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- 00:04:96:26:6a:e9 1 - Auto <none> <none> -c------- -- * - Indicates this node Flags: (C) master-Capable in use, (c) master-capable is configured, (E) Stacking is currently Enabled, (e) Stacking is configured Enabled, (M) Stack MAC in use, (m) Stack MACs configured and in use are the same, (N) Stack link protocol Enhanced in use, (n) Stack link protocol Enhanced configured, (i) Stack MACs configured and in use are not the same or unknown, (-) Not in use or not configured License level restrictions: (C) Core, (A) Advanced edge, or (E) Edge in use, (c) Core, (a) Advanced edge, or (e) Edge configured, (-) Not in use or not configured
* switch # configure stacking license-level edge
* switch # enable stacking You have not yet configured all required stacking parameters. Would you like to perform an easy setup for stacking operation? (y/N) Yes Executing "configure stacking easy-setup" command... For every node in the 8-node stack, this command will: - enable stacking - configure a stack MAC address - choose and configure a slot number (this node will be assigned to slot 1) - configure redundancy to minimal (slot 1 will be the master node) Upon completion, the stack will automatically be rebooted into the new configuration. Warning: If stacking is already configured, this command will alter that configuration. Do you wish to proceed? (y/N) Yes Stacking configuration is complete. Rebooting...
Authentication Service (AAA) on the master node is now available for login.
* Slot-1 Stack.1 # show stacking Stack Topology is a Ring Active Topology is a Ring Node MAC Address Slot Stack State Role Flags ------------------ ---- ----------- ------- --- *00:04:96:26:6c:df 1 Active Master CA- 00:04:96:26:6c:e3 2 Active Backup CA- 00:04:96:26:6b:e4 3 Active Standby CA- 00:04:96:26:6b:f7 4 Active Standby CA- 00:04:96:26:6b:ed 5 Active Standby CA- 00:04:96:26:6b:ec 6 Active Standby CA- 00:04:96:26:6d:1f 7 Active Standby CA- 00:04:96:26:6a:e9 8 Active Standby CA- * - Indicates this node Flags: (C) Candidate for this active topology, (A) Active Node (O) node may be in Other active topology
* Slot-1 Stack.2 # show stacking configuration Stack MAC in use: 00:04:96:26:6c:df Node Slot Alternate Alternate MAC Address Cfg Cur Prio Mgmt IP / Mask Gateway Flags Lic ------------------ --- --- ---- ------------------ --------------- --------- --- *00:04:96:26:6c:df 1 1 Auto <none> <none> CcEeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6c:e3 2 2 Auto <none> <none> CcEeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6b:e4 3 3 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6b:f7 4 4 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6b:ed 5 5 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6b:ec 6 6 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6d:1f 7 7 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee 00:04:96:26:6a:e9 8 8 Auto <none> <none> --EeMm--- Ee * - Indicates this node Flags: (C) master-Capable in use, (c) master-capable is configured, (E) Stacking is currently Enabled, (e) Stacking is configured Enabled, (M) Stack MAC in use, (m) Stack MACs configured and in use are the same, (N) Stack link protocol Enhanced in use, (n) Stack link protocol Enhanced configured, (i) Stack MACs configured and in use are not the same or unknown, (-) Not in use or not configured License level restrictions: (C) Core, (A) Advanced edge, or (E) Edge in use, (c) Core, (a) Advanced edge, or (e) Edge configured, (-) Not in use or not configured
* Slot-1 Stack.3 # show slot Slots Type Configured State Ports -------------------------------------------------------------------- Slot-1 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-2 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-3 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-4 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-5 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-6 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-7 SummitX Operational 26 Slot-8 SummitX Operational 50 * Slot-1 Stack.4 #
* switch # config stacking alternate-ip-address 10.66.13.200/24 10.66.13.1 automatic
Choose the block as a subset of addresses in the intended primary management subnet that will be configured later. Arrange the stack so that the alternate IP addresses assigned to each node are easily calculated so you can find the address to use when you need to log into a severed stack segment.
Choose the stack IP address, and then allocate a consecutive block of addresses that immediately follow the stack IP address. For example, if the Mgmt VLAN is configured with the address 10.4.73.8, and if there are three master-capable nodes in the stack, then their alternate IP addresses could be 10.4.73.9, 10.4.73.10, and 10.4.73.11.
Use the configured Mgmt VLAN address and the slot number to form the alternate IP address. For example, if 10.4.73.10 is the Mgmt VLAN address, and you are configuring the alternate IP address for slot 1, the alternate IP address could be 10.4.73.11; and for slot 8 it could be 10.4.73.18.
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