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Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting Active or Passive QSFP+ Cables
The QSFP+ direct-attach cable is used to connect ports on either of the following modules:
●
SummitStack-V80 stacking module installed in a Summit X460 series switch
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VIM2-SummitStack-V80 module installed in a Summit X480 series switch
To connect a QSFP+ direct-attach cable:
1
Holding the QSFP+ connector by its sides, insert the connector into the port on the switch
(
Figure 133
).
Figure 133: Connecting a QSFP+ Direct-Attach Cable to a SummitStack-V80 Module
2
Push the connector into the port until you hear it click into place.
Connecting Console Ports for a Stack
To begin the software configuration for a new stack, you must have at least one console port connected.
Connect a console to the console port of the switch that you intend to become the master of the stack. If
you are going to configure redundancy, you may wish to connect to the console ports of all switches in
the stack that you will configure to be master-capable. If you followed the cabling examples in
“Connecting the Switches to Form the Stack Ring” on page 159
, and you use the easy-setup
configuration procedure, only slots 1 and 2 will be allowed to become master.
SH_193
SH_195
Passive copper cable
Active optical cable
