Stack Initialization Overview; Connecting To Console Port For Local Management - Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H124-24P Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

If you are installing the switch as a standalone switch, proceed to "Connecting to Console
Port for Local Management" on page 3‐14. If you are installing switches 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 3‐9.

Stack Initialization Overview

When you install and connect all the 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 will provide only the unit number. Only the
Console port on the Manager switch is active and provides a CLI for out‐of band
configuration to set the IP address, password, and other settings.
Once you know which switch is the Manager, proceed to "Connecting to Console Port for
Local Management" on page 3‐14.

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

This section describes how to connect an RS232 DTE interface cable from a PC, a VT series
terminal, or a modem to an A2H124‐24P or A2H124‐48P for out‐of‐band sessions using
CLI commands.
3-14 Hardware Installation
Caution: To prevent damaging the switch, ONLY connect a Power over
Ethernet-compliant Redundant Power System (C2RPS-POE) to the redundant power
supply connector. The switch is only compatible with the SecureStack C2RPS-POE
redundant power supply system.
Precaución: Conecte una fuente de poder redundante (RPS) SecureStack PoE (C2RPS-
POE) al cable de corriente. De lo contrario, el dispositivo puede dañarse.
Note: When switches are connected in a stack configuration and all 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.