Arris Ruckus ICX 7850 Series User manual

Supporting FastIron Software Release 08.0.90
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Ruckus FastIron Stacking Conguration
Guide, 08.0.90
Part Number: 53-1005572-01
Publication Date: 20 February 2019

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Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Document Conventions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Command Syntax Conventions............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Document Feedback................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Ruckus Product Documentation Resources...........................................................................................................................................10
Online Training Resources........................................................................................................................................................................11
Contacting Ruckus Customer Services and Support.............................................................................................................................11
What Support Do I Need?................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Open a Case........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Self-Service Resources.......................................................................................................................................................................11
About This Guide................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Supported hardware................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
What’s new in this document...................................................................................................................................................................13
Stacking Overview..............................................................................................................................................................................15
Stacking.......................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Network management and stack conguration............................................................................................................................ 16
Switching and routing advantages...................................................................................................................................................16
Campus Fabric........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Ruckus stackable models......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Stacking terminology................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Stack unit roles................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Stacking terms....................................................................................................................................................................................19
Changes to Stacking in FastIron Release 08.0.90............................................................................................................................23
Valid-stack-port sets..................................................................................................................................................................................23
No more stack default-ports conguration............................................................................................................................................24
Stacking ports displayed even when stacking is not enabled..............................................................................................................24
Changes to stack-port and stack-trunk conguration.......................................................................................................................... 25
General comparison of the new and old behaviors in conguring stacking ports and trunks................................................25
Comparison of conguration changes that use non-factory valid-stack-port sets....................................................................26
Comparison of common conguration procedures using factory-set default stacking ports................................................. 26
Changes to upgrade and downgrade for stacking from FastIron release 08.0.90............................................................................ 29
Upgrading to FastIron release 08.0.90 from earlier releases....................................................................................................... 29
Downgrading from FastIron 08.0.90 to earlier releases................................................................................................................30
Stack interactive-setup..............................................................................................................................................................................31
Dierences in stack unit replacement.............................................................................................................................................32
Stack zero-touch provisioning..................................................................................................................................................................33
Stacking deployment guidelines..............................................................................................................................................................34
Constructing a new stack from scratch or adding new units to a stack......................................................................................34
Replacing stack units......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Adding new links between existing stack units.............................................................................................................................. 35
Support for two-unit stack linear-topology trunks................................................................................................................................36
Building a two-unit linear-topology trunk manually......................................................................................................................36
Building a two-unit stack with a linear-topology trunk using stack interactive-setup...............................................................40
Creating a two-unit linear-topology stack using stack zero-touch provisioning........................................................................ 42
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Changing a live two-unit stack to a linear-topology trunk............................................................................................................ 45
Changing a live linear-topology trunk to a ring..............................................................................................................................46
Building a Stack.................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Planning to build a stack...........................................................................................................................................................................49
Software requirements..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Stack requirements............................................................................................................................................................................49
Ruckus stacking topologies...............................................................................................................................................................49
FastIron stacking distances and optics by device.......................................................................................................................... 50
Stacking conguration guidelines....................................................................................................................................................54
Planning to build a stack with 802.1br switch port extender capability.............................................................................................55
Stack construction methods.................................................................................................................................................................... 56
The stack interactive-setup utility.................................................................................................................................................... 56
Scenario 1 - Using stack interactive-setup to create a stack.........................................................................................................57
Scenario 2 - Using zero-touch provisioning to congure a stack................................................................................................. 77
Scenario 3 - Manually conguring a three member stack in a ring topology.............................................................................83
Verifying a stack conguration.................................................................................................................................................................84
Displaying information on stack connections........................................................................................................................................86
Stacking by Device............................................................................................................................................................................. 89
ICX 7150 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................... 89
ICX 7150 stacking ports..................................................................................................................................................................... 90
ICX 7150 stacking topologies............................................................................................................................................................ 92
ICX 7150 conguration notes........................................................................................................................................................... 95
ICX 7150 stacking trunks................................................................................................................................................................... 96
Converting stacking ports to data ports on ICX 7150 devices....................................................................................................101
ICX 7250 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................. 102
ICX 7250 stacking topologies..........................................................................................................................................................103
ICX 7250 stacking conguration notes..........................................................................................................................................105
Reconguring ICX 7250 1-Gbps ports as 10-Gbps ports.............................................................................................................106
ICX 7250 trunk conguration..........................................................................................................................................................106
ICX 7450 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................. 107
ICX 7450 stacking topologies..........................................................................................................................................................109
ICX 7450 stacking conguration notes..........................................................................................................................................113
Conguring 10-Gbps stacking ports on ICX 7450 devices...........................................................................................................113
Creating stacking trunks on the ICX 7450.....................................................................................................................................115
ICX 7650 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................. 117
ICX 7650 stacking ports...................................................................................................................................................................119
ICX 7650 stacking topologies..........................................................................................................................................................119
ICX 7650 conguration notes......................................................................................................................................................... 123
ICX 7650 rear-module options....................................................................................................................................................... 123
Forming an ICX 7650 stack............................................................................................................................................................. 127
ICX 7750 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................. 136
ICX 7750 stacking topologies..........................................................................................................................................................138
Installing the ICX 7750 in a remote stack......................................................................................................................................143
ICX 7750 stacking conguration notes..........................................................................................................................................145
ICX 7750 trunk formation during interactive-setup.....................................................................................................................146
Removing stacking ports from an ICX 7750..................................................................................................................................147
Creating an ICX 7750 stacking link in a production environment..............................................................................................147
Converting an ICX 7750 trunk to a port connection in a live stack............................................................................................148
Converting an ICX 7750 ring to a linear stack in a live environment.........................................................................................149
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Restoring a data port from an ICX 7750 trunk in a live stack..................................................................................................... 150
ICX 7850 stack conguration overview................................................................................................................................................. 150
ICX 7850 stacking topologies..........................................................................................................................................................151
ICX 7850 conguration notes......................................................................................................................................................... 154
Creating a two-unit ICX 7850 stack with a linear-topology trunk using stack interactive-setup............................................155
Using stack zero-touch provisioning to create a two-unit ICX 7850 stack with a ring topology.............................................157
Creating a linear-topology trunk on a two-unit ICX 7850 stack in a live environment............................................................161
Manually creating a two-unit ICX 7850 stack with a ring topology............................................................................................165
Hitless Stacking................................................................................................................................................................................ 171
Hitless stacking overview........................................................................................................................................................................171
Hitless stacking behavior........................................................................................................................................................................171
Supported hitless stacking events ........................................................................................................................................................173
Non-supported hitless stacking events................................................................................................................................................ 173
Supported hitless stacking protocols and services............................................................................................................................. 173
Hitless stacking conguration notes and feature limitations............................................................................................................ 176
What happens during a hitless stacking switchover or failover........................................................................................................ 176
Real-time synchronization among all units in a stack................................................................................................................. 176
Standby controller role in hitless stacking........................................................................................................................................... 177
Standby controller election.............................................................................................................................................................177
Runtime conguration mismatch.................................................................................................................................................. 178
Support during stack formation, stack merge, and stack split.......................................................................................................... 178
Hitless stacking failover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 181
Enabling hitless stacking failover................................................................................................................................................... 181
Hitless stacking failover example...................................................................................................................................................182
Hitless stacking switchover.................................................................................................................................................................... 182
Executing a hitless stacking switchover........................................................................................................................................ 183
Hitless stacking switchover examples........................................................................................................................................... 183
Displaying information about hitless stacking.................................................................................................................................... 187
Displaying information about stack failover.................................................................................................................................188
Displaying hitless stacking status.................................................................................................................................................. 188
Displaying pending device roles.....................................................................................................................................................188
Displaying information about link synchronization status.........................................................................................................188
Syslog messages for hitless stacking failover and switchover...........................................................................................................189
Stack Management.......................................................................................................................................................................... 191
Managing a stack through one IP address........................................................................................................................................... 191
Enabling or disabling stacking mode.................................................................................................................................................... 191
Disabling stacking mode................................................................................................................................................................. 192
Controlling the stack through the CLI................................................................................................................................................... 192
Logging in through the console port............................................................................................................................................. 192
CLI command syntax for stack units............................................................................................................................................. 193
Stack unit identication ......................................................................................................................................................................... 193
Naming a stack unit................................................................................................................................................................................ 194
Stack management MAC address..........................................................................................................................................................195
Manually allocating the stack MAC address................................................................................................................................. 196
Stack device roles and elections............................................................................................................................................................197
Active controller............................................................................................................................................................................... 197
Standby controller........................................................................................................................................................................... 198
Bootup role.......................................................................................................................................................................................198
Active controller and standby controller elections......................................................................................................................198
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Active controller and standby controller resets........................................................................................................................... 199
Standby controller selection based on priority conguration....................................................................................................200
Standby controller election criteria............................................................................................................................................... 200
Stack unit priority.................................................................................................................................................................................... 200
Changing the priority of a stack unit............................................................................................................................................. 202
Stack software images............................................................................................................................................................................ 202
Conrming stack software versions.............................................................................................................................................. 202
Stack mismatches....................................................................................................................................................................................202
Advanced feature privilege mismatch...........................................................................................................................................203
Minor mismatch for stack units..................................................................................................................................................... 203
Major mismatch for stack units..................................................................................................................................................... 204
Conguration mismatch for stack units........................................................................................................................................204
Memory allocation failure...............................................................................................................................................................205
Auto Image Copy for stack units.................................................................................................................................................... 206
Copying the ash image to a stack unit from the active controller...........................................................................................207
Conguring stacking trunks in a live environment............................................................................................................................. 207
Displaying multi-trunk stacking conguration............................................................................................................................. 208
Error messages encountered when conguring a stacking trunk.............................................................................................208
Conguring stacking ports in a live environment............................................................................................................................... 209
Adding, removing, or replacing units in a stack...................................................................................................................................210
Installing a new unit in a stack using stack interactive-setup.....................................................................................................210
Removing a unit from a stack.........................................................................................................................................................210
Stack unit replacement................................................................................................................................................................... 210
Moving a unit to another stack...................................................................................................................................................... 215
Removing an active controller from a powered stack.................................................................................................................215
Reloading a stack unit.............................................................................................................................................................................215
Managing stack partitioning.................................................................................................................................................................. 216
Merging stacks.........................................................................................................................................................................................216
Unconguring a stack............................................................................................................................................................................. 217
Syslog, SNMP, and traps for stack units................................................................................................................................................218
Conguring SNMP for a stack.........................................................................................................................................................218
SNMP engine IDs for stackable devices........................................................................................................................................ 218
Displaying stack information................................................................................................................................................................. 219
Displaying stacking topology..........................................................................................................................................................219
Displaying running conguration information.............................................................................................................................220
Displaying software version information......................................................................................................................................221
Displaying stack ash information................................................................................................................................................ 223
Displaying stack memory information.......................................................................................................................................... 223
Displaying stack chassis information ........................................................................................................................................... 224
Displaying stack module information........................................................................................................................................... 225
Displaying general or detailed information about stack members...........................................................................................225
Displaying information about stack neighbors............................................................................................................................227
Displaying stack port information................................................................................................................................................. 228
Displaying stacking port statistics..................................................................................................................................................228
Displaying stacking port interface information............................................................................................................................229
Displaying IPC statistics for a stack................................................................................................................................................229
Displaying reliable IPC statistics for stack units........................................................................................................................... 231
Displaying information on stack zero-touch conguration........................................................................................................ 233
MIB support for ICX stack congurations.............................................................................................................................................235
ICX Stack Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................................................. 237
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Problems commonly diagnosed with stack formation.......................................................................................................................237
Manually triggering stack diagnosis......................................................................................................................................................237
Troubleshooting an unsuccessful stack build......................................................................................................................................238
Troubleshooting stack interactive-setup.............................................................................................................................................. 240
Troubleshooting unit replacement issues............................................................................................................................................241
Checking hardware after an upgrade failure....................................................................................................................................... 242
Troubleshooting image copy issues......................................................................................................................................................243
Conguration, startup conguration les, and stacking ash...........................................................................................................243
Stacking unit role transition considerations........................................................................................................................................ 244
Port down and aging...............................................................................................................................................................................244
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Preface
• Document Conventions................................................................................................................................................ 9
• Command Syntax Conventions................................................................................................................................. 10
• Document Feedback................................................................................................................................................... 10
• Ruckus Product Documentation Resources.............................................................................................................10
• Online Training Resources..........................................................................................................................................11
• Contacting Ruckus Customer Services and Support...............................................................................................11
Document Conventions
The following table lists the text conventions that are used throughout this guide.
TABLE 1 Text Conventions
Convention Description Example
monospace Identies command syntax
examples
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/6
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such as screen or page names,
keyboard keys, software buttons,
and eld names
On the Start menu, click All Programs.
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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potential hazards.
NOTE
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information.
ATTENTION
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task.
CAUTION
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hardware, rmware, software, or data.
DANGER
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Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations.
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Command Syntax Conventions
Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators dene groupings of parameters and their
logical relationships.
Convention Description
bold text Identies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic text Identies a variable.
[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.
{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select one of the
options.
x | yA vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets.
... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...].
\ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two lines of a command input, enter the
entire command at the prompt without the backslash.
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Preface
Command Syntax Conventions
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