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Setting an Uplink VCP Between Two Member Switches

Setting an Uplink VCP on a Standalone Switch
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NOTE: We recommend that you set two uplink VCPs within each wiring closet
for redundancy.
This topic describes:
Setting an Uplink VCP Between Two Member Switches on page 794
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2. Setting an Uplink VCP on a Standalone Switch on page 794
Set an uplink port of a Virtual Chassis member as a VCP by executing the operational
command request virtual-chassis vc-port.
NOTE: If you use the SFP+ uplink module, you must configure all member
switches to support either 1-gigabit SFP transceivers or 10-gigabit SFP+
transceivers. See "Setting the Mode on an SFP+ Uplink Module (CLI
Procedure)" on page 921.
To set the uplink ports for the local member switch (for example, member 0) and for a
different member switch (for example, member 1) to function as VCPs:
Set one uplink port of member 0 as a VCP interface. You do not need to specify the
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member member-id option, because the command applies by default on the member
where it is executed.
user@SWA-0> request virtual-chassis vc-port set pic-slot 1 port 0
Set one uplink port of member 1 as a VCP interface.
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user@SWA-0>request virtual-chassis vc-port set pic-slot 1 port 0 member 1
This example includes the member member-id option, because it is executed on a
different member switch than the local member switch.
To set an uplink VCP on a standalone switch, first power on the switch. You must set an
uplink port on the standalone switch as a VCP prior to physically interconnecting the
switch with the existing Virtual Chassis configuration. Otherwise, the master cannot
detect that the switch is a member of the Virtual Chassis configuration.
To set one uplink VCP on the potential member (SWA-2), which is currently operating
as a standalone switch:
Power on the standalone switch.
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Set one uplink port as a VCP interface. You do not need to specify the
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member-id option, because the command applies by default on the member where
it is executed.
user@SWA-2> request virtual-chassis vc-port set pic-slot 1 port 0
member