Stacking Operation
To make the P114F work as part of a stack (and to give SNMP management capabilities to a single P114F), a P110 NMA with the correct software version is required. See the P114F Stackable Switch Release Notes for the required version.
You should make sure the P110 NMA has the latest agent software. To check what software version you have, see the agent configuration window in CajunView, MSNM, or see the setup main menu of the P110 NMA.
1.Before adding a switch to the P110 stack, turn off the main power to the stack, by individually switching off each switch
2.Place the P110 NMA in the top switch of the stack.
3.If the P110 NMA contains the latest software version, go to step 4.
If the P110 NMA does not contain the latest agent software, you should perform a software download of the latest version The latest software is in always shipped with the P110 NMA. See the P110 NMA Read Me First document for details.
Download is performed via TFTP using a Terminal console or via the timed Download application from your management station– details can be found in the P110 NMA installation Guide.
Before you download the new P110 NMA software, please note that when upgrading from P110 NMA version 8.0 or below to 8.1 or higher, all port configuration parameter settings will be lost. The following parameters will be set back to the factory defaults:
•In the P114T the Port Speed (10/100 Mbps) parameter will be set to 100 Mbps.
•The Port Mode (Half/Full Duplex) parameter, will be set to Half Duplex.
•Redundancy in the P113F will be set to OFF.
•The Auto Sense
•All ports will lose their VLAN assignment and will be reassigned to Generic VLAN.
•The Administration Status of all P110 switches will be Enabled. In order to avoid any possible loops, any port that you disabled using the management software must be physically disconnected before software download. Once you have downloaded the new software, set the port to disabled again and then reconnect the cable.
4.Place the P114F in the stack. The P110 NMA must be in the top switch of the stack.
To ensure proper ventilation, ensure that all empty P110 NMA slots in the stack are closed.
5.Connect P110 switches using the supplied P110 Exoplane cables, as shown in Figure 1. A switch connects to its upper neighbor through two Exoplane cable, and to its lower neighbor through another two Exoplane cables.
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