Assembling A Stack - Dell PowerConnect 6200 Serie Guía De Introducción

Figure 1-2. Connecting Power Cable

Assembling a Stack

You can stack PowerConnect 6200 series switches up to 12 switches high, supporting up to 576 front panel ports.
Create a stack by connecting adjacent units using the stacking ports on the left side of the switch rear. See
Figure 1-3.
NOTE:
The switches must be turned off as they are added to a stack.
Install a separately purchased stacking module in rear "Bay 1" in each of the switches to be stacked.
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Use the cables supplied with the stacking modules to connect from one switch to the next until all switches
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are connected in a ring.
Make sure that the last stacking cable is connected from the last switch to the first switch to create a loop.
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If necessary, use a separately purchased three-meter stacking cable to connect the switches.
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