Stacking Links screen

To access this screen, click the Stacking Links link in the left navigation tree.

Be sure to connect any Ethernet module stacking cables before running the network setup wizard.

IMPORTANT: HP strongly recommends that redundancy be maintained in stacking links to ensure continued connectivity of servers to the external networks.

Stacking links are formed between Ethernet modules in two ways:

•Externally, using stacking cables to connect modules

•Internally, using dedicated cross connects between horizontally-adjacent modules

The domain stacking mode determines how stacking links are configured between Ethernet modules in the VC domain.

Use this screen to configure the domain stacking mode.

To configure the domain stacking mode, select one of the following:

•Full Stacking is the default stacking mode for the VC domain. In Full Stacking, all Ethernet modules within the domain are connected by horizontal cross connects or by stacking cables.

•Horizontal Stacking disables all vertical stacking links. In horizontal stacking mode, each horizontal bay pair is a separate logical interconnect. For example, if bay 1 and bay 2 are populated, they form a logical interconnect.

•Primary Slice Stacking disables all stacking links outside of the primary slice. The primary slice is the primary and standby interconnect modules for the enclosure. In primary slice stacking, the primary slice is a logical interconnect.

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