Configuring The Master Switch - Part I; Table 25: Configuring The Master Switch - Part I - Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus x950 Series Installation Manual

Configuring the Master Switch - Part I

Step
Steps 1 to 4 power on the switch, start a local management session, and verify the hardware
operations of the unit.
1 Power on the master switch and wait two minutes for it to initialize the management
software. Refer to "Powering On a Switch" on page 138.
2 Start a local management session. Refer to "Starting a Local Management Session"
on page 141.
3 Move to the Privileged Exec mode with the ENABLE command.
awplus> enable
This section contains Part I for configuring the master switch for stacking.
In this procedure you do the following:
 Verify the hardware status with the SHOW SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENT command.

Display the firmware version number with the SHOW VERSION
command.
 Enable VCStack with the STACK ENABLE command.
 Assign the master switch the priority 1 with the STACK PRIORITY
command in the Global Configuration mode.

Add the member switches as provisioned switches with the
SWITCH PROVISION command.
 Save the configuration and reboot the switch with the WRITE and
REBOOT commands.
Allied Telesis recommends filling out the worksheet in "Stack Worksheet"
on page 73 before performing this procedure.
To configure the master switch, perform the procedure in Table 25.
Table 25. Configuring the Master Switch - Part I
Description and Command
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