
x510 Series Installation Guide for Virtual Chassis Stacking
Planning a Stack
Here are the guidelines to planning a stack:
A stack can have up to four
Any of the switches in the stack can be the master switch.
Switches connected with
You may use the
The wiring topology of the stack may be either linear or ring. Both topologies offer the same in terms of speed, but the ring topology adds wiring redundancy.
You can use combinations of
The switches do not need any additional software for stacking. However, they do need stacking transceivers.
You may not install a networking device, such as a media converter or Ethernet switch, between two fiber optic stacking transceivers.
All switches must have the same licenses of optional features. If you install an optional feature on one switch, you must install it on all switches before assembling the stack.
The
Table 8 on page 58 lists the maximum distances of the AT- StackOP/0.3 transceiver. The operating specifications of the transceiver are listed in Table 16 on page 128.
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