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Chapter 5: Verifying the Hardware Operations
Determining the Status of the Switch
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After powering on the switch and waiting three minutes for it to initialize
the management software, examine the switch ID LED on the front panel:
If the LED is displaying "0", the VCStack feature is already
disabled and the switch is operating as a stand-alone unit. Perform
the following procedure, but skip step 2.
If the LED is displaying the number "1" or higher, the VCStack
feature is enabled on the unit. You should disable it to use the
chassis as a stand-alone switch. Perform all the steps in the
following procedure.
Do the following:
1. Start by establishing a local management session with the switch, as
explained in "Starting a Local Management Session" on page 127.
2. Disable VCStack, as explained in "Disabling VCStack" on page 129.
3. Verify that the version of the AlliedWare Plus management software
on the switch supports all of the line cards by performing "Verifying
Support for the Ethernet Line Cards" on page 133.
4. Confirm that the hardware is operating correctly by performing
"Verifying the Switch with the AlliedWare Plus Commands" on
page 134.
5. After confirming the hardware operations of the switch, go to Chapter
11, "Cabling the Networking Ports" on page 133.
Caution
You have to reset the switch to disable the VCStack feature. Some
network traffic may be lost if the device is connected to a live
network. E89
Note
The initial management session of the switch has to be a local
management session through the Console port.
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