Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H254-16 - Recommended Procedures for New and Existing Stacks

Configuring Switches in a Stack
3-14 Hardware Installation
Recommended Procedures for New and Existing Stacks
Installing a New Stackable System of Up to Eight Switches
Usethefollowingproceduretoinstallanewstackofuptoeightswitchesoutofthebox.
Beforeapplyingpower,makeallphysicalconnectionswiththestackcablesasdescribed
in
“ConnectingStackingCables”onpage3‐11.
1. Onceallofthestackcableshavebeenconnected,individuallypoweroneachswitch
fromtoptobottom(connectingpowertoaswitchisdescribedin“ConnectingACand
RPS‐SYSPower”onpage3‐15).
Iftheswitchesarepoweredonalmostsimultaneously,thesystemwillautomatically
selectthe
firstonethatpowersupastheMasterswitchandtheothersasMember
switches.TheswitchesareassignedunitIDsintheorderthattheybecomefully
operational.
YoucancontroltheunitIDassignmentaccordingtothephysicalpositioninastack.
Whenyoupowerupeachswitchand
allowittobecomefullyoperationalbefore
applyingpowertothenextswitch,thefirstonebecomestheManagerandallthenext
switcheswilljointhatstack(regardlessofPriority,FirmwareRevision,orMAC
Address).TheswitchesareassignedunitIDsintheorderthatyoupoweroneach
switch.
2. (Optional)Ifdesired,changethe managementswitchusingthesetswitch
movemanagementcommandasdescribedintheSecureStackA2ConfigurationGuide.
3. Oncethedesiredmasterswitchhasbeensel ected,thecurrentconfigurationwillbe
savedandthestackwillautomaticallyreset.Youmustnowmovetheconsolecableto
thenew
managementunit.
4. Stackmembersotherthanthemanagementunitwillonlyidentifytheirunitnumber
throughtheirconsoleport.
5. Persistentdataonallstackunitscanbeclearedalongwiththecurrentconfiguration
usingtheclearconfigallasdescribedintheSecureStackA2ConfigurationGuide.
Important
The following procedures assume that all switches have a clean configuration from manufacturing.
When adding a new switch to an already running stack, it is also assumed that the new switch is
using the same firmware image version as other switches in the stack.
Note: Once switch IDs are assigned, they are persistent and will be retained during a
power cycle to any or all of the switches.