Table Of Contents - Extreme Networks Extreme 7520 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Table of Contents

Preface.............................................................................................................................................. 7
Audience.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Text Conventions..................................................................................................................................................................................7
Documentation and Training....................................................................................................................................................9
Help and Support................................................................................................................................................................................9
Send Feedback................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Extreme 7520 Series Overview................................................................................................12
Management........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Cooling....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Power Supplies.................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Stacking.....................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Operating Temperatures.............................................................................................................................................................14
Feature Licensing..............................................................................................................................................................................14
Extreme 7520-48Y-8C Switch Features........................................................................................................................... 14
Extreme 7520-48XT-6C Switch Features.........................................................................................................................15
Port Partitions...............................................................................................................................17
Power Supplies for Use with Your Switch...........................................................................18
Precautions Specific to Power Supply Modules........................................................................................................18
800 W AC Power Supply..............................................................................................................................................................19
800 W DC Power Supply............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Build Stacks.................................................................................................................................. 20
Introduction to Stacking............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Plan to Create Your Stack...........................................................................................................................................................29
Set up the Physical Stack........................................................................................................................................................... 33
Site Preparation........................................................................................................................... 37
Plan Your Site....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Operating Environment Requirements.........................................................................................................................38
Subscribe to Product Announcements.................................................................................................................10
Build Basic Stacks....................................................................................................................................................................21
SummitStack Topologies................................................................................................................................................. 22
SummitStack Terms.............................................................................................................................................................25
Enable and Disable the Stacking-Support Option......................................................................................29
Recommendations for Placing Switches for Stacked Operation.....................................................29
Recommendations for Configuring Stacks.......................................................................................................30
Combine Switches from Different Series..............................................................................................................31
Select Stacking Cables........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Use the Extreme Stacking Tool.....................................................................................................................................31
Connect the Switches to Form the Stack Ring...............................................................................................33
Connect Your Stack to the Management Network.....................................................................................36
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