Connecting Devices In A Mixed Stack; Icx 6610 Stacking Ports And Trunks - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Installation Manual

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Connecting devices in a mixed stack

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Connecting devices in a mixed stack

ICX 6450 devices can operate as standalone devices and also as members 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.
Table 9
TABLE 9
Stacking ports used in mixed stacking
Device Stacking ports
ICX 6610 Dedicated stacking
ICX 6610 SFP+
ICX 6450 SFP+

ICX 6610 stacking ports and trunks

This section discusses the ports you can use to connect ICX 6610 devices in the backbone and to
ICX 6450 devices.
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Ring stacking topology using both ports in each trunk
summarizes the ports used in mixed stacking.
Panel/slot
Rear/2
Front/3
Front/2
Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Ports Speed
1, 6, 40 Gbps
2, 7 4 x 10 Gbps
1-8 10 Gbps
1-4 10 Gbps
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:
ICX 6450 to ICX 6450
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