Common Topologies; Six Switch Stack - Qlogic SANbox 5600 Series Installation Manual

3 – Planning
Multiple Chassis Fabrics
Figure 3-5
switch stacking cables. Ninety-six 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 SANbox 5600 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 5600 switches using eight XPAK
Figure 3-5 Six Switch Stack
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