Installing As A Free-Standing Switch; Stacking Multiple Switches; Creating A Switch Stack - Dell PowerConnect 7024 Handbuch Zum Einstieg

Installing as a Free-standing Switch

NOTE:
We strongly recommend mounting the switch in a rack.
Install the switch on a flat surface if you are not installing it in a rack.
The surface must be able to support the weight of the switch and the switch
cables. The switch is supplied with four self-adhesive rubber pads.
1 Attach the self-adhesive rubber pads on each location marked on the
bottom of the switch.
2 Set the switch on a flat surface, and make sure that it has proper
ventilation by leaving 5 cm (2 inches) on each side and 13 cm (5 inches) at
the back.

Stacking Multiple Switches

You can stack PowerConnect PowerConnect 7000 Series switches up to
12 switches high, supporting up to 576 front panel ports. When multiple
switches are connected together through the stack ports, they operate as a
single unit with a larger port count. The stack operates and is managed as a
single entity.
NOTE:
If you are installing a stack of switches, you need to assemble and cable the
stack before powering up and configuring it. When a stack is powered up for the
first time, the switches elect a Master Switch, which may occupy any location in
the stack. The Master LED on the front panel is illuminated on the master unit.

Creating a Switch Stack

Create a stack by connecting adjacent units using the stacking ports on the
back panel of the switch. Stacking modules are sold separately. Figure 1-12
shows the switches connected in a ring topology, which is the recommended
topology for a stack.
1 Install a separately purchased stacking module in one of the rear expansion
slots for each of the switches in the stack.
2 Connect one of the short stacking cables into either of the stacking ports
of the top switch and the switch directly below it.
If necessary, use a separately purchased, long (3 meter) stacking cable to
connect the switches.
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