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

Table 68: Recommended Stacking Port Connections (5-Switch Stack in Five Adjacent Racks)
Connect this slot and port . . .
Slot1 Rack A
Slot 2 Rack B
Slot 3 Rack D
Slot 4 Rack E
Slot 5 Rack C

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-Gbps connections.
sample 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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Figure 148: Combining Stacking Port Types—A
Summit X650 series switch
Summit X650 series switch
Summit X480 series switch
Summit X450a series switch
The following cables are used to make the stacking connections:
SummitStack 128G cable between the two Summit X650 series switches at the top (slot 1 and slot 2)
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SummitStack 128G/20G stacking cable between the Summit X650 series switch and the Summit X480
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series switch (between slot 2 and slot 3)
SummitStack 20G stacking cable between the Summit X480 series switch and the Summit X450a
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series switch (between slot 3 and slot 4)
SummitStack 128G/20G stacking cable between the Summit X450a series switch and the Summit
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X650 series switch (between slot 4 and slot 1)
Table 69 lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this example.
Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
. . . To this slot and port
Port 2 Slot 2 Rack B
Port 2 Slot 3 Rack D
Port 2 Slot 4 Reck E
Port 2 Slot 5 Rack C
Port 2 Slot 1 (Rack A
Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
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Figure 148 shows a
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