Allied Telesis SwitchBladex8112 Installation Manual page 8

Contents
Section III: Building a Stack with VCStack Plus ................................................ 289
Chapter 15: VCStack Plus Overview ......................................................................................................... 291
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 292
Stack Trunk .................................................................................................................................................... 293
Cabling Configurations for the Trunk ............................................................................................................. 295
One Controller Card Per Chassis ............................................................................................................ 295
Two Controller Cards Per Chassis .......................................................................................................... 296
VCStack Plus Feature License ...................................................................................................................... 298
Optional Feature Licenses ............................................................................................................................. 299
Chassis ID Numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 300
Priority Numbers ............................................................................................................................................ 301
Stacking Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................... 303
Chapter 16: Building a Stack ..................................................................................................................... 305
Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................................... 306
Displaying the Management Software Version Number ................................................................................ 307
Activating the VCStack Plus Feature License................................................................................................ 309
Enabling the Stacking Feature ....................................................................................................................... 311
Displaying the Feature Licenses .................................................................................................................... 313
Setting the ID Number ................................................................................................................................... 315
Setting the Priority Number ............................................................................................................................ 319
Powering Off the Chassis .............................................................................................................................. 320
Configuring the Second Chassis.................................................................................................................... 321
Cabling the SFP+ Slots on the Controller Cards............................................................................................ 322
Powering On the Stack .................................................................................................................................. 323
Controlling the Selection of the Initial Active Master Controller Card ...................................................... 323
Powering On the Switches ...................................................................................................................... 324
Monitoring the Boot Up Sequence........................................................................................................... 324
Verifying the Stack ......................................................................................................................................... 327
Installing Optional Feature Licenses .............................................................................................................. 329
Troubleshooting the Stack ............................................................................................................................. 330
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................... 333
Physical Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 334
Environmental Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 336
Power Specifications...................................................................................................................................... 337
Safety and Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications .................................................................................... 341
Port Pinouts ................................................................................................................................................... 342
Fiber Optic Specifications of the AT-StackOP/0.3 and AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers.................................. 344
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