Configuring Member Switches - Part I; Table 24: Configuring Member Switches - Part I - Allied Telesis AT-x550-18XTQ Installation Manual

Chapter 7: Building the Trunk with Optional Stacking Ports
Configuring
Member Switches
- Part I
Step
1 Power on a member switch and wait two minutes as it initializes the management
software. Refer to "Powering On a Switch" on page 137.
2 Start a local management session. Refer to "Starting a Local Management Session"
on page 132.
3 Enter the ENABLE command to move from the User Exec mode to the Privileged
Exec mode.
awplus> enable
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The general steps in Part II are listed here:
1. Start a new local management session with the switch.
2. Assign the member switch a priority number equal to its ID number,
with the STACK PRIORITY command in the Global Configuration
mode.
3. Remove the stacking function from the default stacking ports 17 and
21, with the NO STACKPORT command.
4. Designate the ports of the stack trunk on both the provisioned master
switch and member switch, with the STACKPORT command in the
port Interface mode.
5. Save your changes with the WRITE command in the Privilege Exec
mode.
6. Restart the switch with the REBOOT command.
7. Start a new local management session.
8. Verify the changes with the SHOW STACK and SHOW RUNNING-
CONFIG command.
The instructions for configuring member switches are divided into two
parts. You do the following in Part I:
 Display the hardware status and management software version
number.
 Enable VCStack.
 Set the switch ID number.
To configure a member switch, perform the procedure in Table 24.
Table 24. Configuring Member Switches - Part I
Description and Command