Adding A New Switch From A Different Wiring Closet To An Existing Virtual Chassis Configuration - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200 Hardware Manual

Adding a New Switch from a Different Wiring Closet to an Existing Virtual Chassis Configuration

Follow these instructions to add a J-EX4200 switch to a J-EX4200 Virtual Chassis.
To add a new switch from a different wiring closet to an existing Virtual Chassis
configuration, you must use a long cable to connect the new member switch across
wiring closets. You can use a port on an SFP or SFP+ uplink module, or an SFP network
port on a J-EX4200-24F switch, and a fiber-optic cable for this purpose.
Before you begin, be sure you have:
Installed the uplink modules needed for the Virtual Chassis configuration.
Mounted the new switch in a rack.
If the new member switch has been previously configured, reverted its configuration
to the factory defaults. For information about reverting to the factory default
configuration, see the Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch Complete Software
Guide for Junos OS at http://www.support.dell.com/manuals
Powered on the new member switch as a standalone switch and configured its uplink
module ports as VCPs. Otherwise, it cannot be recognized as a member switch by the
master.
If you are expanding a preprovisioned configuration, made a note of the serial number
(on the back of the switch). You will need to edit the Virtual Chassis configuration to
include the serial number of the new member switch.
If you are expanding a preprovisioned configuration, edited the existing Virtual Chassis
configuration to include the serial number of the new member switch. You can specify
the role of the new member switch when you add its serial number in the Virtual Chassis
configuration file. The parameters specified in the master Virtual Chassis configuration
file are applied after the new member switch has been interconnected with its uplink
VCP to an existing member switch.
Confirmed that the new, currently standalone switch is powered off.
Prepared an existing member switch for interconnecting with the new switch through
an uplink module port by configuring an uplink module port as a VCP on the existing
member switch.
NOTE: After you have created a preprovisioned Virtual Chassis
configuration, you can use the autoprovisioning feature to add member
switches to that configuration.
To add a new member switch that is going to be interconnected with the existing Virtual
Chassis configuration across wiring closets:
Power on the new switch.
1.
Connect a laptop or terminal to the console port of the switch, or use EZSetup on the
2.
standalone switch to specify temporary identification parameters. (When you
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