Setting Up The Physical Stack; Connecting The Switches To Form The Stack Ring - Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching X435 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Building Stacks
Table 97: Colors in the Stacking Tool Display (continued)
Color
Yellow
Red

Setting up the Physical Stack

After you have installed the individual switches (see "Installing Your Switch"), follow these steps to
create the physical stack.
1. Connect the switches that will form the stack.
See

Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring

2. Connect stacking cables to the switches.
See Connecting Stacking Cables
3. Connect the switches to your management network.
See Connecting Your Stack to the Management Network
After setting up and connecting the switches, perform software configuration for the stack. See
"Configuring a New Stack" in the
Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring
After you have installed the individual switches, connect them together using the stacking cables.
The examples in this section show cable connections and the recommended order for connecting ports
to facilitate the easy setup configuration.
In general, it is best to connect Stack Port 2 on one switch to Stack Port 1 on the switch with the next
higher slot number. Although you can connect the switches in any order, connecting them as shown in
these examples will produce better predictability and easier software configuration.
All connections between stack ports must be directly between switches. A stacking connection cannot
pass through a third device, for example a Virtual Port Extender or an LRM/MACsec Adapter.
It is essential to create an unbroken data path through all the switches in the stack.
For instructions to connect specific types of stacking cables, see
218.
Combining Different Types of Stacking Ports
Figure 160
X460-G2, and X620.
Meaning
Incompatible with the selected master node
Incompatible
on page 218.
ExtremeXOS 30.7 User
shows an example stack configuration using the following switches: X440-G2, X450-G2,
Setting up the Physical Stack
on page 213.
on page 220.
Guide.
Connecting Stacking Cables
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on page
213