Contents
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Invalid Stack Trunks............................................................................................................................................................ 64
Example 1.................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Example 2.................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Example 3.................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Example 4.................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Master and Member Switches ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Selection of the Master Switch .................................................................................................................................... 66
Switch ID Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 68
Optional Feature Licenses .................................................................................................................................................. 69
Planning the Stack.............................................................................................................................................................. 70
Stacking Worksheet............................................................................................................................................................ 71
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 73
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 74
Choosing a Site for the Switch............................................................................................................................................ 78
Unpacking the Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch on a Table ................................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 5: Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ............................................................................................... 85
Beginning the Installation.................................................................................................................................................... 86
Required Items ............................................................................................................................................................ 86
Switch Orientations in the Equipment Rack................................................................................................................. 86
Removing the Bumper Feet ................................................................................................................................................ 88
Installing the Switch ............................................................................................................................................................ 89
Chapter 6: Installing the Switch on a Wall ..................................................................................................................... 91
Switch Orientations on a Wall ............................................................................................................................................. 92
Installation Guidelines......................................................................................................................................................... 94
Tools and Material ....................................................................................................................................................... 95
Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs..................................................................................................................... 97
Installing a Plywood Base................................................................................................................................................. 100
Installing the Switch on a Plywood Base .......................................................................................................................... 101
Installing the Switch on a Concrete Wall........................................................................................................................... 106
Chapter 7: Building the Trunk with Default 10 Gbps Stacking Ports ........................................................................ 109
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Powering On the Switches Individually ............................................................................................................................. 111
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously ...................................................................................................................... 114
Starting a Local Management Session ............................................................................................................................. 116
Verifying the Stack............................................................................................................................................................ 118
Adding Optional Ports the Stack Trunk............................................................................................................................. 119
AT-x530-28GTXm and AT-x530-28GPXm ................................................................................................................ 119
AT-x530-52GTXm and AT-x530-52GPXm ................................................................................................................ 120
Powering on a Switch ....................................................................................................................................................... 122
Monitoring the Initialization Processes.............................................................................................................................. 125
Chapter 8: Building the Stack Trunk with 5 Gbps Multi-Speed Ports ....................................................................... 129
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 130
Command Summary ......................................................................................................................................................... 132
STACKPORT............................................................................................................................................................. 132
STACK ENABLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 133
STACK PRIORITY..................................................................................................................................................... 133
STACK RENUMBER ................................................................................................................................................. 134
SWITCH PROVISION................................................................................................................................................ 134
Configuring the Master Switch .......................................................................................................................................... 135
General Steps for the Master Switch......................................................................................................................... 135
Configuring the Master Switch - Part I....................................................................................................................... 136
Configuring the Master Switch - Part II...................................................................................................................... 139
Verifying the Master Switch ....................................................................................................................................... 141
What to Do Next ........................................................................................................................................................ 142
Configuring Member Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 144
General Steps for the Member Switch....................................................................................................................... 144