Powering On The Switches Simultaneously - Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Installation Manual

Powering On the Switches Simultaneously

This procedure powers on the x930 Switches simultaneously. They assign
their ID numbers automatically by performing the following steps:
1. They start the AlliedWare Plus software.
2. They compare their switch priority numbers over the stack trunk.
3. Because they all have the same priority number, the default 128, they
compare MAC addresses.
4. The switch with the lowest MAC address becomes the master switch.
5. The master switch assigns itself the ID number 1.
6. The master switch assigns ID numbers in the range of 2 to 8 to the
other switches.
7. The other switches reboot the AlliedWare Plus software with their new
ID numbers.
The procedure assumes the following:
You installed the AT-StackQS Cards in the switches. Refer to
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Chapter 5, "Installing AT-StackQS and AT-x9EM/XT4 Cards" on
page 103.
You cabled the ports on the AT-StackQS Cards. For trunk
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examples, refer to "Trunks of AT-StackQS Cards" on page 64. For
cabling instructions, refer to "Cabling the AT-StackQS Card with
AT-QSFPICU Cables" on page 194 and "Cabling the AT-StackQS
Card with Fiber Optic Transceivers" on page 196.
The switches are at their default settings.
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You performed "Displaying the Hardware Status and AlliedWare
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Plus Version Number" on page 145 to confirm that all the x930
Switches have the same version of the AlliedWare Plus software.
This is the first power-on of the stack.
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The switches are powered off.
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After performing this procedure, go to "Verifying the Stack and Assigning
Priority Numbers" on page 156.
You can monitor the power-on sequence by connecting a terminal or PC
with a terminal emulator program to the Console port on any of the
switches. For the terminal settings, refer to "Starting a Local Management
Session" on page 142.
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