Administration: Stack Management
Stack Ports
Cisco Small Business 200, 300 and 500 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide (Internal Version) 76
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Pairs of Ports
The following table describes the pairs of ports that are available on the device in
the various stack unit modes:
Port Speeds
The speed of stack ports can be set manually or set to auto selection. The
following describes the available types of stack ports and their speeds on the
various types of devices:
Device Type/
Pair of Ports
Stacking Standalone
Sx500
S3-S4 5G Stack
Native Stacking mode: Available
as both network and stack ports
Hybrid Modes: Available as stack
ports
Avail abl e a s
network
port
Sx500
Combo slot 1G
Fiber/Copper
S1-S2 1G S tac k
Native Stacking mode: Available
as both network and stack ports
Hybrid Modes: Avai labl e as
network ports
Avail abl e a s
network
port
SG500X/ESW2-
550X
S1-S2 5G S tac k
S1-S2 10G Stack
Native Stacking mode: 5G slot or
10G slot available.
Hybrid Modes: Only 5G slot
available.
Only
available as
10G slot
SG500XG
XG1- XG16 port s.
These are 10G
slots.
Native Stacking mode: 1G or 10G
ports available.
Hybrid Modes: 1G or 10G po rts
available.
Avail abl e a s
network
ports
Device Type Port Pair Possible Speeds in
Stack
Auto Speed
Selection
Availab le
Sx500 S1-S2 1G No
Sx500 S3-S4 5G/1G Yes