Allied Telesis AT-IX5-28GPX manual Stacking Slots

IX5-28GPX Installation Guide

Stacking Slots

The AT-IX5-28GPX switches come with two stacking slots. The slots are the last two SFP+ slots on the switches and are labeled S1/27 and S2/28.

The slots have two functions. You may use them with the VCStack feature to build a stack of switches or, by disabling the VCStack feature, you may use them with regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers as additional networking slots.

The names of the slots depend on the status of the VCStack feature on the switch. The management software refers to the slots as “S1” and “S2.” when the VCStack feature is enabled and the slots are used with the special stacking transceivers to create a stack.

When you disable the VCStack feature to use the slots with regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers on a stand-alone switch, the slots are referred to as slots 27 and 28. See Chapter 5, “Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations” on page 57 for instructions for disabling VCStack.

Note

When VCStack is enabled on the switch, the stacking slots only work with the stacking transceivers in Table 7 on page 42. If you install regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers in the stacking slots when stacking is activated, the management software disables them and enters an error message in the buffered log.

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