- Enterasys Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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High‐SpeedStackingCables”onpage 3‐10 .
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sys tem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B2ConfigurationGuide.
3. Oncethedesiredmasterswitchhasbeenselected,resetthesystemusingthereset
commandasdescribedintheSecureStackB2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.