Extreme Networks 7720 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface.............................................................................................................................................. 7
Audience.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Text Conventions..................................................................................................................................................................................7
Documentation and Training....................................................................................................................................................9
Help and Support................................................................................................................................................................................9
Subscribe to Product Announcements.................................................................................................................10
Send Feedback................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Extreme 7720 Series Overview............................................................................................... 12
Management........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Cooling.......................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Power Supplies....................................................................................................................................................................................13
Stacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Secure Boot............................................................................................................................................................................................13
Operating Temperatures.............................................................................................................................................................14
Feature Licensing..............................................................................................................................................................................14
Extreme 7720 Series Switch Features...............................................................................................................................14
Port Partitioning.......................................................................................................................... 16
Secure Boot....................................................................................................................................17
Switch Engine.......................................................................................................................................................................................17
Secure Boot Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................17
Power Supplies for Use with Your Switch...........................................................................18
Precautions Specic to Power Supply Modules........................................................................................................18
800 W AC Power Supply..............................................................................................................................................................19
800 W DC Power Supply.............................................................................................................................................................19
Build Stacks.................................................................................................................................. 20
Introduction to Stacking............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Build Basic Stacks....................................................................................................................................................................21
SummitStack Topologies................................................................................................................................................. 22
SummitStack Terms.............................................................................................................................................................25
Plan to Create Your Stack...........................................................................................................................................................29
Enable and Disable the Stacking-Support Option......................................................................................29
Recommendations for Placing Switches for Stacked Operation.....................................................29
Recommendations for Conguring Stacks.......................................................................................................30
Combine Switches from Different Series..............................................................................................................31
Select Stacking Cables........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Use the Extreme Stacking Tool.....................................................................................................................................31
Set up the Physical Stack...........................................................................................................................................................33
Connect the Switches to Form the Stack Ring...............................................................................................33
Connect Your Stack to the Management Network.....................................................................................36
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