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Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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C H A P T E R
5
Building a SummitStack
Configuration
This chapter provides information about how to build and connect a SummitStack configuration. If you
intend to use the SummitStack feature, read this chapter before installing the set of Summit family
switches that will be included in the SummitStack configuration.
For instructions to install Summit family switches in equipment racks, see
Chapter 6
.
The chapter includes the following topics:
●
Stacking Summit Family Switches on page 151
●
Placing Summit Family Switches for Stacked Operation on page 156
●
Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring on page 159
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Connecting Stacking Cables on page 171
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Connecting Console Ports for a Stack on page 181
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Management Port Cabling on page 182
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Stacking Port LEDs on page 182
Stacking Summit Family Switches
A stack consists of a group of up to eight Summit switches that are connected together to form a
connected ring, as shown in
Figure 103 on page 152
. The stacking connections can be made in either of
the following ways:
●
Using dedicated stacking connectors on the back of the switch; these ports are called native stacking
ports.
●
Using stacking-enabled 10-Gbps Ethernet ports, either at the front of the switch or on installed
option cards at the back of the switch. This type of stacking is called SummitStack-V stacking (see
“Using the SummitStack-V Feature” on page 156
).
The stack can combine any Summit series switches that include support for stacking, as long as you
follow port compatibility and cabling recommendations. See
“Placing Summit Family Switches for
Stacked Operation” on page 156
and
“Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring” on page 159
for
more information about combining switches from different Summit series.
