Connecting Stacking Cables - Dell PowerConnect 3324 User Manual

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PowerConnect 3324/3348 stack contains a single Master unit, while the remaining units are considered stacking members. All management is done through
the Master unit. Both 24-port and 48-port devices can be included in the stack.
 
To enable stacking, units must be stacked with a Stack Module connected to port G2 in the SFP slot.
 

Connecting Stacking Cables

1.  Place each device in the rack or on a flat surface.
2.  Insert a stacking connector for each G2 port.
 
USB Connector
3.  Connect the Master unit lower RX stacking connector to the selected member upper TX port.
4.  Connect the stack in a stacking ring topology, where stacking cables are connected from the lower RX stacking connector into the upper TX Stacking
connector.
5.  Ensure that the upper and lower stack members are connected via a stacking cable. The following figure depicts a correctly connected stack:
 
NOTE:
If the Stacking ring is not completed, the stack does not function.
 
Connected Stack
 
For more information on configuring stacks, see
 
Connecting the PowerConnect 3324/3348 to a Power Supply
 
"Configuring
Stacking".

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