Determining The Stand-Alone Or Stacking Status Of The Switch - Allied Telesis x550 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 6: Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations

Determining the Stand-alone or Stacking Status of the Switch

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After powering on the switch and waiting two minutes for it to initialize its
management software, examine the switch ID LED on the front panel. If
the LED is displaying the number "1" or higher, the VCStack feature is
enabled on the unit. You need to disable it to use the switch in stand-alone
mode. For instructions, start with "Starting a Local Management Session"
on page 101.
If the LED is displaying "0", the VCStack feature is already disabled and
the switch is operating as a stand-alone unit. Do one of the following:
 If you plan to use breakout cables in the QSFP+ transceiver slots,
perform "Starting a Local Management Session" on page 101 and
"Configuring QSFP+ Transceiver Slots 17 and 21 for Breakout
Cables" on page 105.
 Otherwise, go to Chapter 7, "Cabling the Networking Ports" on
page 109.
Caution
You have to reset the switch to disable the VCStack feature. Some
network traffic may be lost if the device is already connected to a live
network.  E89
Note
The initial management session of the switch must be from the
Console port.