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Chapter10 Configuring Interface Char act eristics Using the Internal Ethernet Management Port
For a nonstacking-capable switch or a standalone stacking-capable switch, connect the Etherne t
management port to the PC as shown in Figure 10-2.
Figure10-2 Connecting a Switch to a PC
Figure 10-3 shows how to connect the Ethernet management ports in the switch s tac k to the PC .
All the Ethernet management ports on the stack members in the same enc losure are managed by the CMC
software that the enclosure is running. However, only the Ethernet management port for the stack master
is enabled. The active link is from the Ethernet management port on the stack master through the CMC
to the PC. If the stack master fails and a new stack master is elected, a new active link from t he E thernet
management port on the new stack master through the CMC to the PC must be established. In a stack
that has members in multiple enclosures, the PC must be able to connect to all of the enclosures with
stack members.
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