Allied Telesis CentreCOM GS970EMX Series, Installation Manual

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CentreCOM GS970EMX Series Installation Guide for Standalone Switches
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Switch ID LED
The Switch ID LED, shown in Figure 8, is for the VCStack feature for the
GS970EMX/20 and GS970EMX/28 Switches. You can manage up to four
switches as a single unit. This simplifies network management and allows
you to add redundancy to your network topology by distributing functions
across multiple switches.
Figure 8. Switch ID LED
The LED displays different information depending on whether the low
power eco-friendly mode is on or off. Refer to “eco-friendly Button” on
page 32. Figure 9 lists the states of the LED when the eco-friendly mode is
off and the port LEDs are on.
Figure 9. Switch ID LED with eco-friendly Mode Off (Port LEDs On)
The switch is booting up.
The switch has detected a fault condition, such as
VCStack is disabled. The switch is a standalone unit.
VCStack is enabled. The switch has an ID number
Flashing dot in the lower right corner indicates the switch
is accessing a USB flash drive.
in the range of 1 to 4.
overheating.