D-Link DWS/DXS-3200 manual Configuring Stacking

DXS/DWS 3200 Series User Guide

5.Enter the command “reload”. The following message is displayed:

Console# reload

This command will reset the whole system and disconnect your current session. Do you want to continue (y/n)[n]?

6.Enter “Y” to reboot the switch.

Configuring Stacking

Configuring stacking is performed during the bootup process. To configure a device as part of a stack, the bootup process must be interrupted straight after the Power On Self Test (POST).

To configure the device for stacking, perform the following:

1.Ensure that the device console is connected to a VT100 terminal device or VT100 terminal emulator.

2.Deactivate the AC power receptacle.

3.Connect the device to the AC receptacle.

4.Activate the AC power receptacle.

When the power is turned on with the local terminal already connected, the switch goes through POST. POST runs every time the device is initialized and checks hardware components to determine if the device is fully operational before completely booting. If a critical problem is detected, the program flow stops. If POST passes successfully, a valid executable image is loaded into RAM. POST messages are displayed on the ter- minal and indicate test success or failure.

As the switch boots, the bootup test first counts the device memory availability and then continues to boot. The following screen is an example of the displayed POST.

------ Performing the Power-On Self Test (POST)	------
UART Channel Loopback Test	PASS
Testing the System SDRAM	PASS
Boot1 Checksum Test	PASS
Boot2 Checksum Test	PASS
Flash Image Validation Test	PASS

BOOT Software Version x.x.x.xx Built 07-Jan-200x 10:53:05

Processor: xxxxxx xxxxx xxxx, xx MByte SDRAM.

I-Cache 8 KB. D-Cache 8 KB. Cache Enabled.

Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom.

The boot process runs approximately 30 seconds.

The auto-boot message that appears at the end of POST (see the last lines) indicates that no problems were encountered during boot.

5.Suspend the startup process by pressing <Esc> or <Enter> within two seconds and the following message is displayed:

Autoboot in 2 seconds -press RETURN or Esc.to abort and enter prom.

The Startup Menu is displayed and contains the following configuration functions:

Startup Menu

[1]Download Software [2]Erase Flash File [3]Erase Flash Sectors [4]Password Recovery Procedure [5]Enter Diagnostic Mode [6]Stack Menu

[7]Back Enter your choice or press 'ESC' to exit:

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