Common Topologies; Six Switch Stack - Qlogic 5800V Series Installation Manual

2–Planning
Multiple Chassis Fabrics
Figure 2-5
3-inch and six 9-inch XPAK switch stacking cables. One hundred twenty SFP
ports are available for devices.

Common Topologies

Although QLogic recommends using the XPAK stacking ports to achieve the
highest cabling efficiency and bandwidth, you can also create multiple switch
configurations using the SFP ports. The QLogic 5800V Series switch supports the
following topologies using the SFP ports:

Cascade Topology

Mesh Topology

MultiStage Topology
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shows a six-switch stack of model 5800V Series switches using two
Figure 2-5. Six Switch Stack
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