Stack Initialization Overview; Connecting To Console Port For Local Management - Enterasys SecureStack C2 C2G170-24 Hardware Installation Manual

If you are installing the switch as a standalone device, proceed to "Connecting to Console
Port for Local Management" on page 3‐17. If you are installing the switch in a stack
configuration, apply power to each switch in order, according to the procedure you use in
"Configuring Switches in a Stack" on page 3‐12.

Stack Initialization Overview

When you install and connect all the high‐speed stacking cables to the switches in the
stack before applying power to the switches, the following occurs:
• The switch that will manage (Manager) the stack is automatically established with all
other switches established as Member switches in the stack. When the switches
complete their initializations, one of the switches in the stack will illuminate its
Manager LED, indicating that it is the stack Manager. The Manager LED on each
Member switch will be off.
• The hierarchy of the switches that will function as backup Manager is also determined
in case the current Manager malfunctions, is powered down, or is disconnected from
the stack.
• The Console port on each Member switch is deactivated. Only the Console port on the
Manager switch is active for out‐of band configuration to set the IP address, password
and other configuration settings.
Once you know which switch is the Manager, proceed to "Connecting to Console Port for
Local Management" on page 3‐17.

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

This section describes how to install an RS232 DTE interface cable to a PC, a VT series
terminal, or a modem to an Enterasys C2G170‐24 for out‐of‐band sessions using CLI
commands. SecureStack C2 Installation Guide.
Caution: The C2G170-24 is not a PoE-compliant device. Do not connect a SecureStack
C2 PoE Redundant Power Supply (C2RPS-POE) to the DC power connector. Otherwise
damage to the device may result.
Precaución: El dispositivo C2G170-24 no cumple con el estándar PoE. No conecte una
fuente de poder redundante (RPS) SecureStack C2 PoE (C2RPS-POE) al cable de
corriente directa. De lo contrario, el dispositivo puede dañarse.
Note: When switches are connected in a stack configuration and all high-speed stacking
cables are connected before powering up the switches, one switch in the stack will be
automatically designated as the Manager of the stack and its Console port will remain
active. All other switches will become Member switches and their Console ports will be
deactivated.

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

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