12
Stacking
Manual Assignment
To assign unit IDs to the switches in the stack, do the following for each
switch in the stack:
1
Connect the switch to the terminal, as described in "Connecting the
Switch to the Terminal".
2
Turn on the switch to begin auto boot and press
Return
or
Esc
to abort and
enter the
Start Up
menu.
3
Select
Stack menu
to open the
Stack Menu
.
4
Select
Set unit stack id
.
Enter either a Unit ID or 0. 0 indicates that the
unit ID will be assigned automatically.
NOTE:
The entire stack should be installed, as shown in Figure2-1, before powering
up the switches.
For more information on stacking, see the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series User
Guide on the Documentation CD.
Startup Menu
[1]Download Software
[2]Erase Flash File
[3]Password Recovery Procedure
[4]Set Terminal Baud-Rate
[5]Stack menu
[6]Back
[1]Show unit stack id
[2]Set unit stack id
[3]Back
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