AT-8326GB Installation Guide
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Creating a Switch Stack
To create a switch stack, perform the following procedure. If you are
not creating a switch stack, go to the next procedure.
An AT-8326GB stack can contain two to six switches. A stack of AT-
8326GB switches may be created in a daisy chain configuration only.
Star and redundant path stacking configurations are not permitted
with the AT-8326GB.
To build a stack of two or more switches, perform the following
steps:
1. Select one of the Ethernet switches to be the master switch of the
stack. The other switch(es) will be slave switch(es). If the switches
have different versions of the AT-S41 management software,
select the switch that has the most recent version of the AT-S41
management software as the master switch.
Note
During network operations, the master switch will overwrite the
AT-S41 software in the slave switches with its own version of the
management software. This occurs even if a slave switch contains a
more recent version of the AT-S41 software. For this reason, it is
important that the switch you select to be the master switch has
the most recent version of the management software.
2. Make sure the switches are powered OFF.
3. Connect an LVDS cable between the STACK OUT port on the back
panel of the master switch and the STACK IN port on the back
panel of the slave switch. If stacking more than two switches,
continue to connect each subsequent slave switch in the same
way to create a daisy chain configuration.
