Combining Different Types Of Stacking Ports - Extreme Networks Summit X150 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Figure 74 shows five switches installed at the tops of five adjacent racks. To accommodate the shortest
possible cables, immediately adjacent switches are not always connected together. Port 2 on one switch
is connected to Port 1 on the next connected switch. If the easy setup feature is used to configure the
stack parameters, the assigned slot numbers will be as shown in the figure.
Figure 74: Top-of-Rack Stack Installation
Rack A
Slot 1
Table 23 lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this example.
Table 23: Recommended Stacking Port Connections (5-Switch Stack in Five Adjacent Racks)
Connect this slot and port . . .
1 Rack A Port 2
2 Rack B Port 2
3 Rack D Port 2
4 Rack E Port 2
5 Rack C Port 2

Combining Different Types of Stacking Ports

Using special conversion cables, you can build a SummitStack configuration that combines 40-Gbps
stacking connections with 256-Gbps connections or with 128-Gps connections.
configuration using the following switches:
Summit X650 series switches with installed VIM1-SummitStack256 modules
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Summit X450a series switch with integrated SummitStack ports
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Summit X480 series switch with installed VIM2-SummitStack module
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Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Rack B Rack C
Slot 2 Slot 5
. . . To this slot and port
Slot 2 Rack B
Slot 3 Rack D
Slot 4 Reck E
Slot 5 Rack C
Slot 1 (Rack A
Rack D
Slot 3
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Figure 75
Rack E
SH_173
Slot 4
shows a sample
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