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Building a SummitStack Configuration
Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Figure 90: Connecting the 20G Connector
Connecting Console Ports for a Stack
To begin the software configuration for a new stack, you must have at least one console port connected.
Connect a console to the console port of the switch that you intend to become the master of the stack. If
you are going to configure redundancy, you may wish to connect to the console ports of all switches in
the stack that you will configure to be master-capable. If you followed the cabling examples in
“Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring” on page 101, and you use the easy-setup
configuration procedure, only slots 1 and 2 will be allowed to become master.
Management Port Cabling
Connect the master, backup, and all other master-capable switches to your management network using
the Ethernet management port on the rear panel of each switch. If you choose the default redundancy
setup, only slots 1 and 2 are allowed to become master. You may connect all switch management ports
in the stack if you choose to do so. There is an alternate IP address configuration that will allow you to
directly log into an individual switch in the stack through its management port.
Stacking Port LEDs
Each stacking port has an LED. The LED is steady green if the link is OK, blinking green if traffic is
present, and off if no signal is present.
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