Allied Telesis AT-x510-28GPX User Manual

Chapter 5: Powering On the Switch

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To disable the VCStack feature to use the switch as stand-alone unit, 
perform the following procedure:

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

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)#