Enterasys b5

Installing a New Stackable System of Up to Eight Units
2-2 Configuring Switches in a Stack
settheIPaddressandsystempasswordusingasingleconsoleport.Noweachswitchcanbe
configuredlocallyusingonlythemanager’sconsoleport,orinbandusingaremotedeviceand
theCLIsetofcommandsdescribedinthissection.
Onceastackiscreated(morethanoneswitchis
interconnected),thefollowingprocedureoccurs:
1. Bydefault,unitIDsarearbitrarilyassignedonafirst‐come,first‐servedbasis.
2. UnitIDsaresavedagainsteachmodule.Then,everytimeaboardispower‐cycled,itwill
initializewiththesameunitID.Thisisimportantforport‐specificinformati on(forexample:
ge.4.12isthe12thGigabitEthernetportonUnit#4).
3. Themanagementelectionprocessusesthefollowingprecedencetoassignamanagement
switch:
a. Previouslyassigned/electedmanagementunit
b. Managementassignedpriority(values1‐15)
c. Hardwarepreferencelevel
d. HighestMACAddress
Usethefollowingrecommendedprocedureswheninstallinganewstackablesystemor
addinga
newunittoanexistingstack.
Installing a New Stackable System of Up to Eight Units
Usethefollowingprocedureforinstallinganewstackofuptoeightunitsoutofthebox.
1. Beforeapplyingpower,makeallphysicalconnectionswiththestackcablesasdescribedin
yourEnterasysB5InstallationGuide.
2. Onceallofthestackcableshavebeenconnected,individuallypoweroneachunit
fromtopto
bottom.
3. (Optional)Ifdesired,changethemanagementunitusingthesetswitchmovemanagement
commandasdescribedin“setswitchmovemanagement”onpage2‐10.
4. Oncethedesiredmasterunithasbeenselected,resetthesystemusingtheresetcommand
(page3‐50).
5. Afterthestackhas
beenconfigured,youcanusetheshowswitchunitcommand(page2‐5)to
physicallyidentifyeachunit.Whenyouenterthecommandwithaunitnumber,theMGR
LEDofthespecifiedswitchwillblinkfor10seconds.ThenormalstateofthisLEDisofffor
memberunitsand
steadygreenforthemanagerunit.
Important
The following procedures assume that all units have a clean configuration from manufacturing. When adding
a new unit to an already running stack, it is also assumed that the new unit is using the same firmware image
version as other units in the stack.
Notes: Ensure that each switch is fully operational before applying power to the next switch.
Since unit IDs are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, this will ensure that unit IDs are
ordered sequentially.
Once unit IDs are assigned, they are persistent and will be retained during a power cycle to any or
all of the units.