Connecting Devices In A Mixed Stack - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6610 Installation Manual

Connecting devices in a mixed stack

FIGURE 33 Ring stacking topology using both ports in each trunk

Connecting devices in a mixed stack

An ICX 6610 can operate as a standalone device or as a member of a mixed stack. A stack is a group of devices (Brocade stackable
units and their connected stacking links) that are connected so that the stack is managed as a single entity.
A mixed stack contains ICX 6610 devices and ICX 6450 devices. ICX 6610 devices form the backbone of the mixed stack. ICX 6450
devices are peripheral units that connect to the backbone and to other peripheral units.
The following table summarizes the ports used in mixed stacking.
TABLE 12 Stacking ports used in mixed stacking
Device Stacking ports
ICX 6610 Dedicated stacking
ICX 6610 SFP+
ICX 6450 SFP+
44
Panel/slot Ports
Rear/2 1, 6,
2, 7
Front/3 1-8
Front/2 1-4
Speed
40 Gbps
4 x 10 Gbps
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
Brocade ICX 6610 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Connection type
Backbone to
backbone:
ICX 6610 to ICX
6610
Backbone to
peripheral:
ICX 6610 to ICX
6450
Peripheral to
backbone:
ICX 6450 to ICX
6610
Peripheral to
peripheral:
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