Enterasys Networks A2H124-24FX Recommended Procedures for New and Existing Stacks

Configuring Switches in a Stack

3-14 Hardware Installation

3. Themanagementelectionprocessusesthefollowingprecedencetoassigna

managementswitch:

a. Previouslyassigned/electedmanagementswitch

b. Managementassignedpriority(values1–15)

c. Hardwarepreferencelevel

d. HighestMACAddress

Recommended Procedures for New and Existing Stacks

Usethefollowingproceduretoinstallanewstackofuptoeightswitchesoutofthebox.

Beforeapplyingpower,makeallphysicalconnectionswiththestackcablesasdescribed

in“ConnectingStackingCables”onpage 3‐11.

1. Onceallofthestackcableshavebeenconnected,individuallypoweroneachswitch

fromtoptobottom(connectingpowertoaswitchisdescribedin“ConnectingACand

RPS‐SYSPower”onpage 3‐16).

Iftheswitchesarepoweredonalmostsimultaneously,thesystemwillautomatically

selectthefirstonethatpowersupastheMasterswitchandtheothersasMember

switches.TheswitchesareassignedunitIDsintheorderthattheybecomefully

operational.

YoucancontroltheunitIDassignmentaccordingtothephysicalpositioninastack.

Whenyoupowerupeachswitchandallowittobecomefullyoperationalbefore

applyingpowertothenextswitch,thefirstonebecomestheManagerandallthenext

switcheswilljointhatstack(regardlessofPriority,FirmwareRevision,orMAC

Address).TheswitchesareassignedunitIDsintheorderthatyoupoweroneach

switch.

2. (Optional)Ifdesired,changethemanagementswitchusingthesetswitch

movemanagementcommandasdescribedintheSecureStackA2ConfigurationGuide.

The following procedures assume that all switches have a clean configuration from manufacturing.

When adding a new switch to an already running stack, it is also assumed that the new switch is

using the same firmware image version as other switches in the stack.

Note: Once switch IDs are assigned, they are persistent and will be retained during a

power cycle to any or all of the switches.