Manual

Chapter 5: Powering On the Switch

Disabling

VCStack

To disable the VCStack feature to use the switch as stand-alone unit,

perform the following procedure:

Caution

Disabling the VCStack feature requires resetting the switch. If the

switch is already connected to a live network, some network traffic

may be lost.

1. When prompted, enter a user name and password to log on the

switch. If this is the initial management session of the switch, enter

“manager” as the user name and “friend” as the password. The user

name and password are case sensitive.

The local management session starts when the User Exec mode

prompt, shown in Figure 34. is displayed.

Figure 34. User Exec Mode Prompt

Note

The User Exec mode is the first level in the command mode

interface. For complete information on the modes and commands,

refer to the Software Reference for x510 Series Switches,

AlliedWare Plus Operating System from www.alliedtelesis.com.

2. Enter the SHOW STACK command to display the status of the

VCStack feature. Figure 35 is an example of the command.

Figure 35. SHOW STACK Command

3. Review the following items:

 If the Operational Status is “Stacking Hardware Disabled,” the

VCStack feature is already disabled on the switch and the SFP+

stacking slots may be used with regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers.

awplus>

awplus> show stack

Virtual Chassis Stacking summary information

ID Pending ID MAC address Priority Status Role

1 - 0015:774f:ed30 128 Ready Active Master

Operational Status Standalone Unit

Stack MAC address 0015:774f:ed30

awplus(config)#