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Example 4.................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Master and Member Switches ............................................................................................................................................ 79
Selection of the Master Switch .................................................................................................................................... 79
Switch ID Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Optional Feature Licenses.................................................................................................................................................. 82
Planning the Stack.............................................................................................................................................................. 83
Configuring Mixed-Mode VCStacking................................................................................................................................. 84
Stacking Worksheet............................................................................................................................................................ 85
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 87
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 88
Choosing a Site for the Switch............................................................................................................................................ 93
Unpacking the GS980MX/10HSm Switch........................................................................................................................... 94
Unpacking the GS980MX/18HSm Switch........................................................................................................................... 97
Unpacking the GS980MX/28, GS980MX/28PSm, GS980MX/52, or GS980MX/52PSm Switch ........................................ 99
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch on a Table ................................................................................................................. 101
Installing the Bumper Feet................................................................................................................................................ 102
Chapter 5: Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ............................................................................................. 105
Overview of Installing the GS980MX/10HSm Switch in an Equipment Rack ................................................................... 106
Installing the GS980MX/10HSm Switch in an Equipment Rack with the RKMT-J14 Brackets......................................... 108
Required Items .......................................................................................................................................................... 108
Switch Orientations in the Equipment Rack............................................................................................................... 108
Installing the Switch................................................................................................................................................... 110
Installing the GS980MX/10HSm Switch in an Equipment Rack with the RKMT-J15 Bracket........................................... 113
Required Items .......................................................................................................................................................... 113
Installing the Switch................................................................................................................................................... 113
Installing the GS980MX/18HSm, GS980MX/28, GS980MX/28PSm, GS980MX/52, or GS980MX/52PSm
Switch in an Equipment Rack ........................................................................................................................................... 118
Required Items .......................................................................................................................................................... 118
Switch Orientations in the Equipment Rack............................................................................................................... 118
Installing the Switch................................................................................................................................................... 119
Chapter 6: Installing the Switch on a Wall ................................................................................................................... 123
Switch Orientations on a Wall........................................................................................................................................... 124
Installation Guidelines....................................................................................................................................................... 126
Tools and Material ..................................................................................................................................................... 127
Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs ................................................................................................................... 129
Installing a Plywood Base................................................................................................................................................. 130
Installing the Switch on a Plywood Base .......................................................................................................................... 131
Installing the Switch on a Concrete Wall........................................................................................................................... 136
Chapter 7: Building the Trunk with the Default 10Gbps Stacking Ports .................................................................. 141
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clip .......................................................................................................................... 143
Powering On the Switches Individually............................................................................................................................. 144
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously ...................................................................................................................... 148
Starting a Local Management Session ............................................................................................................................. 150
Verifying the Stack............................................................................................................................................................ 153
Adding Ports 25 and 26 on GS980MX/28 or GS980MX/28PSm Switches to the Stack Trunk......................................... 154
Adding Ports 49 and 50 on GS980MX/52 or GS980MX/52PSm Switches to the Stack Trunk......................................... 156
Monitoring the Initialization Processes.............................................................................................................................. 158
Chapter 8: Configuring the Master of the Stack Trunk with 5Gbps Multi-Speed Ports .......................................... 161
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Command Summary......................................................................................................................................................... 163
STACKPORT............................................................................................................................................................. 163
STACK ENABLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 165
STACK PRIORITY..................................................................................................................................................... 165
STACK RENUMBER ................................................................................................................................................. 166
SWITCH PROVISION................................................................................................................................................ 166
Configuring the Master Switch.......................................................................................................................................... 167
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