Extreme Networks 7720 - Connecting Stack to Management Network

Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4Slot 5
Rack A
Rack B Rack C Rack D Rack E
Figure 11: Top-of-Rack Stack Installation
Table 9 lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this example.
Table 9: Stacked Switches across Several Racks: Connections
Connect this slot and port . . . . . . To this slot and port
Slot 1 Rack A Port 2 Slot 2 Rack B Port 1
Slot 2 Rack B Port 2 Slot 3 Rack D Port 1
Slot 3 Rack D Port 2 Slot 4 Rack E Port 1
Slot 4 Rack E Port 2 Slot 5 Rack C Port 1
Slot 5 Rack C Port 2 Slot 1 (Rack A Port 1
Connect Your Stack to the Management Network
Before you can congure SwitchEngine for a new stack, your management console
must be connected to at least one switch in the stack.
Connect your management console to the Ethernet management port on the switch
that will become the stack primary node. If you plan to congure redundancy, connect
to the console ports of all switches in the stack that will be primary-capable.
If you followed the cabling examples in Connect the Switches to Form the Stack Ring
on page 33, and if you use the Easy Setup conguration procedure, only slots 1 and
2 can become the primary node. However, you can connect all switch management
ports in the stack if you choose to do so. There is an alternate IP address conguration
that will enable you to log in directly to each switch in the stack through its Ethernet
management port.
See the SwitchEngine User's Guide for the version of SwitchEngine you are using, for
instructions to perform the software conguration for your stack.
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