Stack Configurations; Stack Up Configurations - Nortel 325-24T Configuration Manual

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Stack configurations

As shown in
eight switches. Because stack parameters are associated with the base unit (see
"Base unit" on page
position and whether the stack is configured stack up or stack down.

Stack up configurations

In Figure
assigned as unit 2, and continues until the last switch in the stack is assigned as
unit 8. The physical order of the switches is from top to bottom (unit 1 to unit 8).
Figure 15 Stack up configuration example
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Figure 16, the cable connectors provide the ability to stack up to
88), the physical stack order depends on the base unit's
15, data flows from the base unit (unit 1) to the next switch, which is
1
2
Down
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 1
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 2
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 3
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 4
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 5
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 6
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 7
Cascade
Down Up
Unit 8
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