Basic Toggle Inquiry
Basic Toggle Inquiry
I just connected two Dell N3048EP-N 48 port switches using the stack cable. I moved the top port from the first switch, which was already set up, and placed the new switch underneath that was factory configured. I then attached the stack cable to its bottom port. After restarting the top switch, it completed POST and powered on the next switch. Everything functions properly, though I noticed the new switch isn’t showing its unit number—only "01" appears, while the bottom switch only shows "0 ". Is this a problem? I’m currently working and haven’t experienced any issues. My thought is that using another stack cable on empty ports might be the cause. The video below demonstrates the installation process.
The stack cables perform adequately with one cable, yet you cut half the backplane bandwidth for the stack. The same applies to Meraki and Cisco—typically you’d expect around 160Gbps on a stacked backplane, but using a single cable drops it to 80Gbps. I’m not entirely confident about the stack throughput on those devices. (Stacking performance is) I’ll choose Cisco since I haven’t worked with Dell stacks; they usually auto-provision themselves, and I assume the same for these switches. Have you stacked before? If not, verify basic setup: were you properly cabling the stack? On Cisco stacks, port 2 connects to port 1, moving from top switch to the second member, continuing... Are all switches running identical firmware? Did you connect the stack cable before the second switch powered on? If not, Dell’s auto-firmware sync should kick in immediately when adding members. For the 3000 series, did you link the bottom port of the first switch to the top port on the next one?
Yeah. So far everything seems fine. We were using 21gbps stacked. Maybe that extra mini-SAS cable just compensates for what's left and that's what shows. I don't know. The master switch was already there. I just swapped in another one, reset it to factory settings, then installed the new one. After that, I connected the mini-SAS cable to the first switch and plugged in the second with the mini-SAS. Then I powered on the second one. Everything functions properly, but unit two isn't showing up.
If everything functions properly, I wouldn't have much concern. Could you confirm whether this feature is fully integrated into the stack under management/CLI?