To stack N1500 switches together, do the following.
1. Update each switch to the latest firmware using the instruction included in the zip file. The firmware may be found on
dell.com/support
2. Configure ports to be used for stacking. It is recommended to use at least two ports on each switch to allow a ring topology connection.
3. Input these commands to set a port to stack mode, this example uses two 10-GigabitEthernet ports for stacking.
console>enable
console#config
console(config)#stack
console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/1 stack
console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/2 stack
console(config-stack)#end
console#copy running-configuration startup-configuration
console#reload
NOTE: You must reboot the switch for ports to transition into stacking mode.
NOTE: You may stack only on the 10-Gigabit
1. Power off the switches. Connect the stacking ports in a ring topology.
2. Power on the desired primary switch first and wait until you can access it. Afterwards power on the next switch one at a time until every switch is powered on. They will add themselves to the stack.
NOTE: The Primary and Operation Standby switches keep the startup-configuration of the stack. You can only access the console port from the Primary.
NOTE: The N1500 series switches support up to 4 units in a stack.