Installing Optional Media And Stacking Modules; Connecting Stacking Modules Across Multiple Switches - Alcatel OS-6124 Getting Started Manual

Installing Optional Media and Stacking Modules

The two lower slots on the rear panel of the switch are provided for various optional
media expansion modules (100BASE-FX or Gigabit) or Stacking Modules. The
100BASE-FX fiber optic module can be used to connect to remote sites, and a
Gigabit module can be used as a network backbone. You can install the media
expansion modules in either of the two lower slots, but the Stacking Module must
only be installed in the lower-left slot.
You can install a module as described below:
1. Disconnect power to the switch (the
modules are not hot-swappable).
2. Remove the face plate on the
appropriate slot by removing the two
screws with a flat-head screwdriver.
3. Before opening the package that
contains the module, touch the bag to
the switch casing to discharge any potential static electricity.
4. Remove the module from the anti-static shielded bag.
5. Holding the module level, gently push it all the way into the slot along the guide
rails, ensuring that it firmly engages with the connector.
6. If you are sure the module is properly mated with the connector, tighten the
retainer screws to secure the module in the expansion slot.
Caution: The slide-in modules are not hot-swappable. Be sure you power off the switch
before installing any of these modules.
Connecting Stacking Modules across
Multiple Switches
Plug one end of the stack cable (provided with the
package) in the "DOWN" port of the top unit and the other
end to the "UP" port of the next unit. Repeat this step for
each unit in the stack. Form a simple chain starting at the
Down port on the top switch and ending at the Up port on
the bottom switch (stacking up to six units).
The OS-6100-RST-KIT Redundant Stacking Module
allows you to configure a closed-loop architecture that
provides fault-tolerant operation of the stack. If a switch
or Stacking Module fails, the operation and management
of the stack remains unaffected. This also allows a switch
to be powered down and removed from a stack without
disrupting the rest of the stack.
Installing the Switch
OS-6100-RST-KIT
Redundant Stacking Module
UP DOWN
UP DOWN
UP DOWN
UP DOWN
OS-6STK-KIT
Stacking Module
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