Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Rack A
Rack B
Rack C
Rack D
Rack E
Figure 28: Top-of-Rack Stack Installation
lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this example.
Table 13: Stacked Switches across Several Racks: Connections
Connect this slot and port . . .
. . . To this slot and port
Slot 1
Rack A
Port 2
Slot 2
Rack B
Port 1
Slot 2
Rack B
Port 2
Slot 3
Rack D
Port 1
Slot 3
Rack D
Port 2
Slot 4
Rack E
Port 1
Slot 4
Rack E
Port 2
Slot 5
Rack C
Port 1
Slot 5
Rack C
Port 2
Slot 1
(Rack A
Port 1
Connect Your Stack to the Management Network
Before you can configure Switch Engine for a new stack, your management console must be connected
to at least one switch in the stack.
Connect your management console to the Ethernet management port on the switch that will become
the stack primary node. If you plan to configure redundancy, connect to the console ports of all
switches in the stack that will be primary-capable.
If you followed the cabling examples in
Connect the Switches to Form the Stack Ring
you use the Easy Setup configuration procedure, only slots 1 and 2 can become the primary node.
However, you can connect all switch management ports in the stack if you choose to do so. There is an
alternate IP address configuration that will enable you to log in directly to each switch in the stack
through its Ethernet management port.
for instructions to perform the software configuration for your
stack.
Build Stacks
Connect Your Stack to the Management Network
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