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FIGURE 5
Attaching the brackets for B-FCX624-E, B-FCX624-I, B-FCX648-E, and B-FCX648-I devices
3. Attach the device in the rack as illustrated in
FIGURE 6
Installing the device in a rack
4. If installing a single switch only, proceed to
5. If installing multiple switches, mount them in the rack, one below the other, in any order.
Connecting devices in a stack
B-FCX624S and B-FCX648S devices
Figure 7 on page 14 shows how the stack cables are connected between switches in a stack. The connection is
based on 10G/16G Gigabit Ethernet using CX4 cables. B-FCX devices support linear and ring stack topologies, and
can also operate as standalone devices.
In a linear stack topology there is a single stack cable connection between each switch that carries two-way
communications across the stack. In ring stack topology, an extra cable is connected between the top and bottom
switches forming a "ring" or "closed-loop." The closed-loop cable provides a redundant path for the stack link, so if
one link fails, stack communications can be maintained.
configuration.
You can form a stack containing up to eight B-FCX units. To connect switches in a stack, perform the following steps:
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"Powering on the system"
6.
on page 16.
Figure 7 on page 14 illustrates a ring-topology stacking
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