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PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide vii
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Image mismatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Advanced feature privileges (PowerConnect B-Series FCX ). .154
Configuration mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Memory allocation failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Recovering from a mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Troubleshooting secure-setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Troubleshooting unit replacement issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
More about IronStack technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Configuration, startup configuration files and stacking flash.158
IronStack topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Port down and aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Device roles and elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
PowerConnect B-Series FCX hitless stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Supported events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Non-supported events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Supported protocols and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Configuration notes and feature limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
What happens during a hitless stacking switchover or
failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Standby Controller role in hitless stacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Support during stack formation, stack merge,
and stack split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Hitless stacking default behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Hitless stacking failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Hitless stacking switchover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Displaying information about hitless stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Syslog messages for hitless stacking failover and switchover183
Displaying hitless stacking diagnostic information . . . . . . . . .184
Chapter 6 Monitoring Hardware Components
Virtual cable testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Configuration notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Command syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Viewing the results of the cable analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Supported Fiber Optic Transceivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Digital optical monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Configuration limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Enabling digital optical monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Setting the alarm interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Displaying information about installed media . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Viewing optical monitoring information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Syslog messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Chapter 7 Configuring IPv6 Management on
PowerConnect B-Series FCXSwitches
IPv6 management overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
IPv6 addressing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Enabling and disabling IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199