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Figure 168: Connecting a QSFP+ Active Optical Direct-Attach Cable to a

SummitStack-V Module

2. Push the connector into the port until you hear it click into place.

Connect Your Stack to the Management Network

Before you can conﬁgure ExtremeXOS 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 conﬁgure redundancy, connect to the console ports of all

switches in the stack that will be primary-capable.

If you followed the cabling examples in Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring on page 214,

and if you use the Easy Setup conﬁguration 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 conﬁguration that will enable you to log in directly to each switch in the stack

through its Ethernet management port.

See the ExtremeXOS 30.7 User Guide for instructions to perform the software conﬁguration for your

stack.

Building Stacks

Connect Your Stack to the Management Network

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