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Configuring Switches in a Stack

3-14 Hardware Installation

Recommended Procedures to Install 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High‐SpeedSta c king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

PoE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C3ConfigurationGuide.

3. Oncethedesiredmasterswitchhasbeenselected,resetthesystemusingthereset

commandasdescribedintheSecureStackC3ConfigurationGuide.

Adding a New Switch to an Existing Stack

Usethefollowingproceduretoinstallanewswitchtoanexistingstackconfiguration.

Thisprocedureassumesthatthenewswitchbeingaddedhasacleanconfigurationfrom

manufacturingandisrunningthesamefirmwareimageversionasotherswitchesinthe

stack.

1. Ensurethatpowerisoffonthe new

switchbeinginstalled.

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.

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