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RUCKUS FastIron Stacking Configuration Guide, 08.0.95 53-1005667-10

  • 1 Copyright Statement
  • Preface Ruckus
    • 3 Preface
      • 3.1 Contacting RUCKUS Customer Services and Support
      • 3.2 Document Feedback
      • 3.3 RUCKUS Product Documentation Resources
      • 3.4 Online Training Resources
      • 3.5 Document Conventions
      • 3.6 Command Syntax Conventions
  • 4 About This Guide
    • 4.1 Supported Hardware
    • 4.2 What’s new in this document
  • 5 Stacking Overview
    • 5.1 Stacking
    • 5.2 Campus Fabric
    • 5.3 Ruckus Stackable Models
    • 5.4 Stacking Terminology
  • Changes to Stacking in FastIron Release 08.0.90
    • 6 Changes to Stacking in FastIron Release 08.0.90
      • 6.1 Valid-stack-port Sets
      • 6.2 No More stack default-ports Configuration
      • 6.3 Stacking Ports Displayed Even When Stacking Is Not Enabled
      • 6.4 Changes to stack-port and stack-trunk Configuration
      • 6.5 Changes to Upgrade and Downgrade for Stacking from FastIron Release 08.0.90
      • 6.6 Stack Interactive-setup
        • 6.6.1 Differences in Stack Unit Replacement
      • 6.7 Stack Zero-touch Provisioning
      • 6.8 Support for Two-unit Stack Linear-topology Trunks
    • 7 Changes to Stacking in FastIron Release 08.0.95c
      • 7.1 Allow Zero Stack-Ports
  • 8 Planning to Build a Stack
    • 8.1 Planning a Stack
      • 8.1.1 Ruckus Stacking Topologies
      • 8.1.2 FastIron Stacking Ports and Bandwidth
        • 8.1.2.1 Long-Distance Stacking Ports
        • 8.1.2.2 Displaying Information on Supported Distances
    • 8.2 Planning to Build a Stack with 802.1br Switch Port Extender Capability
    • 8.3 Stacking Configuration Guidelines
  • 9 Building a Stack
    • 9.1 Stack Construction Methods
      • 9.1.1 ID Assignment for New Units
      • 9.1.2 The Stack Interactive-setup Utility
      • 9.1.3 Scenario 1 - Using Stack Interactive-setup to Create a Stack
        • 9.1.3.1 Stack Interactive-setup Example with Ring Topology
        • 9.1.3.2 Auto-trunking New Links or Converting a Linear Stack to a Ring with Stack Interactive-setup
        • 9.1.3.3 Changing Stack Unit IDs with Stack Interactive-setup
      • 9.1.4 Scenario 2 - Using Zero-touch Provisioning to Configure a Stack
        • 9.1.4.1 Zero-touch Provisioning Example of New Link and New Unit Discovery
      • 9.1.5 Scenario 3 - Manually Configuring a Three-member Stack in a Ring Topology
    • 9.2 Configuring Two-unit Stack Linear-topology Trunks
      • 9.2.1 Building a Two-unit Linear-topology Trunk Manually
      • 9.2.2 Building a Two-unit Stack with a Linear-topology Trunk Using Stack Interactive-setup
      • 9.2.3 Creating a Two-unit Linear-topology Stack Using Stack Zero-touch Provisioning
      • 9.2.4 Changing a Live Two-unit Stack to a Linear-topology Trunk
      • 9.2.5 Changing a Live Linear-topology Trunk to a Ring
    • 9.3 Verifying a Stack Configuration
    • 9.4 Displaying Information on Stack Connections
  • 10 Stacking Deployment Guidelines
    • 10.1 Stacking Deployment Introduction
    • 10.2 Constructing a New Stack from Scratch or Adding New Units to a Stack
    • 10.3 Replacing Stack Units
    • 10.4 Adding New Links between Existing Stack Units
  • 11 Stacking by Device
    • 11.1 ICX 7150 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.1.1 ICX 7150 Stacking Ports
      • 11.1.2 ICX 7150 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.1.3 ICX 7150 Configuration Notes
      • 11.1.4 ICX 7150 Stacking Trunks
        • 11.1.4.1 Creating ICX 7150 Stacking Trunks While the Link Is Down
        • 11.1.4.2 Creating ICX 7150 Stacking Trunks on a Live System
      • 11.1.5 Converting Stacking Ports to Data Ports on ICX 7150 Devices
    • 11.2 ICX 7250 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.2.1 ICX 7250 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.2.2 ICX 7250 Stacking Configuration Notes
      • 11.2.3 Reconfiguring ICX 7250 1-Gbps Ports as 10-Gbps Ports
      • 11.2.4 ICX 7250 Trunk Configuration
    • 11.3 ICX 7450 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.3.1 ICX 7450 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.3.2 ICX 7450 Stacking Configuration Notes
      • 11.3.3 Configuring 10-Gbps Stacking Ports on ICX 7450 Devices
        • 11.3.3.1 Converting ICX 7450 Slot 2 Ports for MACsec or Stacking
      • 11.3.4 Creating Stacking Trunks on ICX 7450 Devices
    • 11.4 ICX 7550 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.4.1 ICX 7550 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.4.2 ICX 7550 Stacking Configuration Notes
      • 11.4.3 ICX 7550 Module 2 Stacking and Uplink Options
      • 11.4.4 ICX 7550 Module 2 Profile Compatibility with Module 3
      • 11.4.5 Differences between Stack 100G and Data Link 100G Modes on ICX 7550 Devices
      • 11.4.6 ICX 7550 show stack Command Displays Local Unit Capability
      • 11.4.7 Considerations for Converting ICX 7550 Module 2 from Stacking to Data Uplink
      • 11.4.8 Converting from Stacking to Data Uplink on ICX 7550 Module 2
      • 11.4.9 Converting from Module 2 Data Uplink to Stacking Mode on an ICX 7550 Device
    • 11.5 ICX 7650 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.5.1 ICX 7650 Stacking Ports
      • 11.5.2 ICX 7650 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.5.3 ICX 7650 Configuration Notes
      • 11.5.4 ICX 7650 Rear-module Options
        • 11.5.4.1 Changing ICX 7650 Stacking Speed
        • 11.5.4.2 Converting Stacking Ports to Data Uplink Ports
        • 11.5.4.3 Converting Data Uplink Ports to Stacking Ports
      • 11.5.5 Forming an ICX 7650 Stack
        • 11.5.5.1 Configuring an ICX 7650 Trunk Manually on a Non-production System
        • 11.5.5.2 Configuring an ICX 7650 Stacking Trunk on a Live System
        • 11.5.5.3 Removing an ICX 7650 Trunk on a Live System
        • 11.5.5.4 Resolving Module 2 Mismatches in an ICX 7650 Stack
    • 11.6 ICX 7750 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.6.1 ICX 7750 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.6.2 Installing the ICX 7750 in a Remote Stack
      • 11.6.3 ICX 7750 Stacking Configuration Notes
      • 11.6.4 ICX 7750 Trunk Formation During Stack Interactive-setup
      • 11.6.5 Removing Stacking Ports from an ICX 7750
      • 11.6.6 Creating an ICX 7750 Stacking Link in a Production Environment
      • 11.6.7 Converting an ICX 7750 Trunk to a Port Connection in a Live Stack
      • 11.6.8 Converting an ICX 7750 Ring to a Linear Stack in a Live Environment
      • 11.6.9 Restoring a Data Port from an ICX 7750 Trunk in a Live Stack
    • 11.7 ICX 7850 Stack Configuration Overview
      • 11.7.1 ICX 7850 Stacking Topologies
      • 11.7.2 ICX 7850 Configuration Notes
      • 11.7.3 Creating a Two-unit ICX 7850 Stack with a Linear-topology Trunk Using Stack Interactive-setup
      • 11.7.4 Using Stack Zero-touch Provisioning to Create a Two-unit ICX 7850 Stack with a Ring Topology
      • 11.7.5 Creating a Linear-topology Trunk on a Two-unit ICX 7850 Stack in a Live Environment
      • 11.7.6 Manually Creating a Two-unit ICX 7850 Stack with a Ring Topology
  • 12 Hitless Stacking
    • 12.1 Hitless Stacking Overview
    • 12.2 Hitless Stacking Behavior
    • 12.3 Supported Hitless Stacking Events
    • 12.4 Non-supported Hitless Stacking Events
    • 12.5 Supported Hitless Stacking Protocols and Services
    • 12.6 Hitless Stacking Configuration Notes and Feature Limitations
    • 12.7 What Happens During a Hitless Stacking Switchover or Failover
      • 12.7.1 Real-time Synchronization Among All Units in a Stack
    • 12.8 Standby Controller Role in Hitless Stacking
      • 12.8.1 Standby Controller Election
      • 12.8.2 Runtime Configuration Mismatch
    • 12.9 Support During Stack Formation, Stack Merge, and Stack Split
    • 12.10 Hitless Stacking Failover
      • 12.10.1 Enabling Hitless Stacking Failover
      • 12.10.2 Hitless Stacking Failover Example
    • 12.11 Hitless Stacking Switchover
      • 12.11.1 Executing a Hitless Stacking Switchover
      • 12.11.2 Hitless Stacking Switchover Examples
    • 12.12 Displaying Information About Hitless Stacking
      • 12.12.1 Displaying Information About Stack Failover
      • 12.12.2 Displaying Hitless Stacking Status
      • 12.12.3 Displaying Pending Device Roles
      • 12.12.4 Displaying Information About Link Synchronization Status
    • 12.13 Syslog Messages for Hitless Stacking Failover and Switchover
  • 13 Stack Management
    • 13.1 Managing a Stack through One IP Address
    • 13.2 Enabling or Disabling Stacking Mode
    • 13.3 Controlling the Stack through the CLI
      • 13.3.1 Logging in through the Console Port
      • 13.3.2 CLI Command Syntax for Stack Units
    • 13.4 Stack Unit Identification
    • 13.5 Naming a Stack Unit
    • 13.6 Stack Management MAC Address
      • 13.6.1 Manually Allocating the Stack MAC Address
    • 13.7 Stack Device Roles and Elections
      • 13.7.1 Active Controller and Standby Controller Elections
      • 13.7.2 Active Controller and Standby Controller Resets
      • 13.7.3 Standby Controller Selection Based on Priority Configuration
      • 13.7.4 Standby Controller Election Criteria
    • 13.8 Stack Unit Priority
    • 13.9 Stack Software Images
      • 13.9.1 Confirming Stack Software Versions
    • 13.10 Stack Mismatches
      • 13.10.1 Advanced Feature Privilege Mismatch
      • 13.10.2 Minor Mismatch for Stack Units
      • 13.10.3 Major Mismatch for Stack Units
      • 13.10.4 Configuration Mismatch for Stack Units
        • 13.10.4.1 Recovering from a Stack Unit Configuration Mismatch
      • 13.10.5 Memory Allocation Failure
      • 13.10.6 Auto Image Copy for Stack Units
        • 13.10.6.1 Auto Image Copy Limitations
        • 13.10.6.2 Verifying Auto Image Copy
        • 13.10.6.3 Disabling Auto Image Copy
      • 13.10.7 Copying the Flash Image to a Stack Unit from the Active Controller
    • 13.11 Configuring Stacking Trunks in a Live Environment
      • 13.11.1 Displaying Multi-trunk Stacking Configuration
      • 13.11.2 Error Messages Encountered when Configuring a Stacking Trunk
    • 13.12 Configuring Stacking Ports in a Live Environment
    • 13.13 Adding, Removing, or Replacing Units in a Stack
      • 13.13.1 Installing a New Unit in a Stack Using Stack Interactive-setup
      • 13.13.2 Removing a Unit from a Stack
      • 13.13.3 Stack Unit Replacement
        • 13.13.3.1 Replacing a stack unit automatically with a clean unit
        • 13.13.3.2 Replacing a stack unit with stack interactive-setup
      • 13.13.4 Moving a Unit to Another Stack
      • 13.13.5 Removing an Active Controller from a Powered Stack
    • 13.14 Reloading a Stack Unit
    • 13.15 Managing Stack Partitioning
    • 13.16 Merging Stacks
    • 13.17 Unconfiguring a Stack
    • 13.18 Syslog, SNMP, and Traps for Stack Units
      • 13.18.1 Configuring SNMP for a Stack
      • 13.18.2 SNMP Engine IDs for Stackable Devices
    • 13.19 Displaying Stack Information
      • 13.19.1 Displaying Stacking Topology
      • 13.19.2 Displaying Running Configuration Information
        • 13.19.2.1 How the show running-config Command Displays Configured Stacking Ports
      • 13.19.3 Displaying Software Version Information
      • 13.19.4 Displaying Stack Flash Information
      • 13.19.5 Displaying Stack Memory Information
      • 13.19.6 Displaying Stack Chassis Information
      • 13.19.7 Displaying Stack Module Information
      • 13.19.8 Displaying General or Detailed Information about Stack Members
      • 13.19.9 Displaying Information about Stack Neighbors
      • 13.19.10 Displaying Stack Port Information
      • 13.19.11 Displaying Stacking Port Statistics
      • 13.19.12 Displaying Stacking Port Interface Information
      • 13.19.13 Displaying IPC Statistics for a Stack
      • 13.19.14 Displaying Reliable IPC Statistics for Stack Units
      • 13.19.15 Displaying Information on Stack Zero-touch Configuration
    • 13.20 MIB Support for ICX Stack Configurations
  • 14 ICX Stack Troubleshooting
    • 14.1 Problems Commonly Diagnosed with Stack Formation
    • 14.2 Manually Triggering Stack Diagnosis
    • 14.3 Troubleshooting an Unsuccessful Stack Build
    • 14.4 Troubleshooting Stack Interactive-setup
    • 14.5 Troubleshooting Unit Replacement Issues
    • 14.6 Checking Hardware after an Upgrade Failure
    • 14.7 Troubleshooting image copy Issues
    • 14.8 Configuration, Startup Configuration Files, and Stacking Flash
    • 14.9 Stacking Unit Role Transition Considerations
    • 14.10 Port Down and Aging

Stack Management

In this section:

  1. Managing a Stack through One IP Address
  2. Enabling or Disabling Stacking Mode
  3. Controlling the Stack through the CLI
  4. Stack Unit Identification
  5. Naming a Stack Unit
    You can assign names to stack units to help identify them. Stack unit names can be up to 63 characters long. A stack unit name must start with an alpha character and must not contain spaces.
  6. Stack Management MAC Address
  7. Stack Device Roles and Elections
  8. Stack Unit Priority
  9. Stack Software Images
  10. Stack Mismatches
  11. Configuring Stacking Trunks in a Live Environment
  12. Configuring Stacking Ports in a Live Environment
  13. Adding, Removing, or Replacing Units in a Stack
  14. Reloading a Stack Unit
  15. Managing Stack Partitioning
  16. Merging Stacks
  17. Unconfiguring a Stack
  18. Syslog, SNMP, and Traps for Stack Units
  19. Displaying Stack Information
  20. MIB Support for ICX Stack Configurations

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