Extreme Networks Summit X150 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 145

Table 52: Recommended Order for Stacking Connections (4-Switch Stack
in Two Adjacent Racks)
Connect this slot and port . . .
Slot 1 Stack Port 2
Slot 2 Stack Port 2
Slot 3 Stack Port 2
Slot 4 Stack Port 2
Figure 99 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 99: Top-of-Rack Stack Installation
Rack A
Slot 1
Table 53 lists the recommended order for connecting the stacking ports in this example.
Table 53: 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
Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
. . . To this slot and port
Slot 2 Stack Port 1
Slot 3 Stack Port 1
Slot 4 Stack Port 1
Slot 1 Stack Port 1
Rack B
Slot 2
. . . 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
Rack C Rack D
Slot 3
Slot 5
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Port 1
Rack E
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Slot 4
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