Installing The Switch; Rack-Mounting A Switch - Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Switch Installation
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If a newly created switch stack does not have an active switch or standby switch, the switch stack will
reload and elect a new active switch.
Make sure that you power off the switches that you add to or remove from the switch stack.
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After adding or removing stack members, make sure that the switch stack is operating at full bandwidth.
Press the Mode button on a stack member until the Stack mode LED is on. The last two right port LEDs
on all the switches in the stack should be green. Depending on the switch model, the last two right ports
are 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module ports (10/100/1000 ports).
If one or both of these LEDs are not green on any of the switches, the stack is not operating at full
bandwidth.
If you remove the powered-on members but do not want to partition the stack:
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Installing the Switch

The illustrations shown in this section show the Catalyst 3650-48 PoE+ switch as an example. You can
install other Catalyst 3650 switches following the same procedures.

Rack-Mounting a Switch

To install the switch in a 19-inch rack, follow the instructions described in this section.
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
Warning
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to
ensure your safety:
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The 19-inch brackets are included with the switch. Installing the switch in other rack types requires an
optional bracket kit that is not included with the switch.
part numbers.
OL-29734-01
Removing powered-on stack members causes the switch stack to divide (partition) into two or more
switch stacks, each with the same configuration. This can cause an IP address configuration conflict
in your network. If you want the switch stacks to remain separate, change the IP address or addresses
of the newly created switch stacks.
Power off the switches in the newly created switch stacks.
Reconnect them to the original switch stack through their stack ports.
Power on the switches.
This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest
component at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in
the rack. Statement 1006
Figure 2-7 shows the mounting brackets and
Catalyst 3650 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Installing the Switch

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