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Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4Slot 5
Rack A
Rack B Rack C Rack D Rack E
Figure 31: Top-of-Rack Stack Installation
Table 12 lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this
example.
Table 12: 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 a serial console port or the Ethernet
management console 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 55, 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 your version of SwitchEngine for instructions to
perform the software conguration for your stack.
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