Dell PowerConnect M6348 Support Question
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Question posted by maurfireho on April 27th, 2014
How To Connect Dell M6348 Stacking Cable
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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on April 27th, 2014 9:15 PM
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Hi maurfireho
Please refer to this manual on Page 56, on PowerConnect M6348 stacking:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-m1000e_User's%20Guide12_en-us.pdf
Hope this helps.
MW@Dell
Related Dell PowerConnect M6348 Manual Pages
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 1100
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b194d60 tCptvPrtl
0.00% 0.06% 0.03%
b585770 isdpTask
0.00% 0.00% 0.02%
bda6210 RMONTask
0.00% 0.11% ... has no user guidelines. or (q)uit
Total CPU Utilization
2.40% 3.62% 3.45%
show sessions
Use the show sessions
Connection
Host
Address
Port
1
Remote switch 172.16.1.1 23
2
172.16.1.2
172.16.1.2 23
1100
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 1108
... the information about all units in the example.
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Slot 0 Card Index (CID 3 Model Identifier PowerConnect 8024F
The following example displays stack status information for the switch. Example The following table describes the fields in the stack. Field Switch Type Model Identifier Switch Description
Description
This field displays the 32-bit numeric...
Command Line Interface Guide - Page 1110
... stored in FLASH memory on this state are explained as follows:
Unit Switch Management Status Preconfigured Model Identifier
Plugged-In Model Identifier
Switch Status
Code Version
Description
This field displays the unit identifier assigned to join the stack. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Unit Detected Code in Flash
Boot Code Version Up Time
Description...
User's Guide - Page 34
... for validation of abstracting an encrypted connection between two stations. TACACS+ provides a centralized user management system, while still retaining consistency with RADIUS and other authentication processes. CLI Documentation
Another resource for the PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024 is located on the Dell Support website at www.support.dell.com.
The document provides in which...
User's Guide - Page 55
... Dimensions For information about the PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024 power supplies, see the Dell Blade Server Chassis Hardware Owner's Manual, which may occupy any current console sessions are installing a stack of switches, you are terminated. When a stack is powered up and configuring it. Connect the terminal to a terminal, use the supplied serial cable with a USB Type A connector on...
User's Guide - Page 56
...For each switch in the stack, connect one of the short stacking cables from port one on the
switch to 576 1-GB ports. Figure 4-4. Connecting a Stack of the devices are connected. 3. See Figure 4-5. Stacking
PowerConnect M6348 Stacking You can not be stacked together. 1. Note: The PowerConnect M6348 and M6220 can stack up to 12 PowerConnect M6348, supporting up to stacking port two...
User's Guide - Page 57
... in Bay 1 of each switch in the stack. 2. Use the remaining stacking cable to connect the remaining free ports, from stacking port one of the last switch
to stacking port two on the top of the first switch. Repeat
this process until all of PowerConnect M6220 Switches
M6220 Switches
Stacking Cables
Hardware Description
55
PowerConnect M6220 Stacking You can stack up to 12...
User's Guide - Page 58
...Definitions
PowerConnect M6348 LEDs
Figure 4-6. PowerConnect M6348 LEDs
System Power LED
System Status
56
Hardware Description The first stacking port on switch six is physically connected to the second stacking port on the next switch by using a stacking cable. In Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-5, the stack has six M6220 switches connected through the stacking ports.
The first stacking port...
User's Guide - Page 59
... is booting. Figure 4-7.
A fault has occurred, or the switch is the stack master.
The switch is being supplied to the PowerConnect M6348 module
The PowerConnect M6348 does not have power. PowerConnect M8024 LEDs
The front panel contains light emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide information about the status of the PowerConnect M8024 unit. Front Panel LEDs
System Power
System...
User's Guide - Page 61
... 10/100/100 Base-T port LEDs. The switch is linked. SFP+ Port LEDs Definitions
LED LNK/ACT
Color Solid Green Flashing Green
Off
Definition
The port is not the stack master.
A fault has occurred
SFP+ Port LEDs Table 4-4 contains SFP+ port LED definitions for the PowerConnect M6220 and M8024. The port is inserted...
User's Guide - Page 69
... the switch is connected to the switch. 3. Ensure that the serial cable is initialized and checks hardware components to boot.
4. Connect the power supply to the terminal. 2. If no selection in 10 seconds then
operational code will start.
1 - If POST passes successfully, a valid executable image is an example of simultaneously open files: 22
Configuring Dell PowerConnect
67...
User's Guide - Page 240
...Use this function, see the following features: • Stacking Standby • Unit Configuration • Stack Summary • Supported Switches • Stack Port Summary • Stack Port Counters • Stack Port Diagnostics
NOTE: The PowerConnect M8024 does not support stacking. The unit configured as the Standby switch, click Delete. Unit Configuration Use the Unit Configuration...
Getting Started Guide - Page 8
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Connecting a Switch to a Terminal
1 Connect the DB9 connector of the switch.
CAUTION: Ensure that a switch is powered up to the stack. Figure 1 shows a chassis with six connected M6348 switches.
6
Getting Started Guide
Each PowerConnect M6348 switch provides two stacking ports at the bottom of the USB-to-DB9 serial cable to a VT100 terminal or to a ...
Getting Started Guide - Page 9
Connecting a Stack of Switches
upper and lower stacking ports
stacking cable
NOTE: The resulting ring topology allows the entire stack to function as a single switch with resilient fail-over capabilities. Getting Started Guide
7
Figure 1.
Getting Started Guide - Page 11
... is based on the following assumptions: • The PowerConnect switch was established and the Dell Easy Setup Wizard prompt appears on the left side of switches, connect the terminal to the switch USB console port. Figure 2. When a stack is powered up for instructions on the USB cable directly to the Master Switch. 3 Connect the USB type A connector on booting the...
Getting Started Guide - Page 15
... master switch using Dell Easy Set up Wizard. The system will now enter CLI mode. The stack can use the command line interface (CLI) or the Web interface to view this information. NOTE: See the CLI Reference Manual and the User's Guide for the stack.
You can be managed as a single entity when connected together...
White Paper - Page 8
... 1/g18 1/g19 1/g20
Aggregator Group 1
Mid Plane
Server Blade16
2/g1-2/g16
2/g17
2/g18
2/g19
2/g20 Aggregator Group 2
Internal Port Connections
2/xg1 to 2/xg4
Figure 2. The M6220 and M6348 can be stacked with each other). Default Aggregator Groups on a stack of two switches. Simple Switch Mode: Port Aggregator Feature White Paper
Figure 2 illustrates the default condition on...
White Paper - Page 20
...
Aggregator Group 1
Server Blades 5-8
Server Blades 912
Mid Plane
1/g5-1/g8
Switch Blade
1/g9-1/g12
1/g18 1/g34
Aggregator Group 2
1/g19 1/g35
Aggregator Group 3
Server Blades 1316
1/g13-1/g16
Internal Port Connections
„ M6220 „ M6348
1/g20 1/g36
Aggregator Group 4
Note: For the M6348, this example does not show internal ports 1/g17 - 1/g32 and external...
White Paper - Page 23
Internal Port Connections
„ M6220 „ M6348
Figure 5. Single M6220/M6348 Switch Configuration with Two Aggregator Groups
August 2009
Page 23 Simple Switch Mode: Port Aggregator Feature White Paper
1/xg1 to 1/xg4
Server Blades 1-8
Server Blades 916
Mid Plane
1/g1-1/g8
Switch Blade
1/g9-1/g16
1/g17 1/g33
1/g18 1/g34
Aggregator Group 1
1/g19 1/g35
1/g20 1/g36
Aggregator Group...
White Paper - Page 25
In this example, uplinks in a stack, having two aggregator groups with each group get aggregated automatically to provide maximum bandwidth and load-balancing of Two Switches with Two Aggregator Groups
Figure 7 illustrates an M6220 or M6348 system with two switches connected in each one having eight server ports and four uplink ports as members.
August 2009...
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