An AS in an SVF system can be a standalone switch or a stack. If an AS is a stack, pre-configure the stack function on the AS and then connect the AS to the SVF system. That is, you can perform the following operations in sequence: log in to the AS through the console port, set up a stack for the AS, clear the configuration on the AS, restart the AS, log out from the AS, configure the parent, and connect the AS to the SVF system using cables. For stack configuration details, see Stack Configuration in the Configuration Guide - Device Management of fixed switches.
When the parent is connected to an AS across a network, the fabric port, management VLAN, and client mode of the AS must be manually configured. Additionally, the AS must meet the following conditions before going online.
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Condition |
Description |
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1 |
The AS is unconfigured (without any startup configuration file and input on the console port). |
If one of the following conditions is met, the AS has gone online and input is allowed on its console port:
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2 |
If the AS is a stack, it contains a maximum of five member switches of which the stack ID ranges from 0 to 4. |
If the number of member switches exceeds 5 or the stack ID is larger than 4, the AS cannot go online to connect to the SVF system. |
3 |
Each AS has a unique management MAC address. |
By default, an AS uses its system MAC address as the management MAC address to connect to an SVF system. When the management MAC address of an AS conflicts with that of another AS, you can run the as access manage-mac mac-address command to change the management MAC address so as to prevent MAC address conflicts. When an AS is a stack of multiple devices:
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