Brocade ICX 6610 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 38)

3. Position the switch in the cabinet, providing temporary support under the switch until the rail kit is
secured to the cabinet.
4. Attach the brackets to the front and back rails, using the 10-32 x 5/8 in. screws and the
appropriate round or square retainer nuts.
FIGURE 27 Attaching device to a 4-post rack
Connecting devices in a traditional stack
ICX 6610 devices can operate as standalone devices and also as members of a traditional stack. A
stack is a group of devices (Brocade stackable units and their connected stacking links) that are
connected so that the stack is managed as a single entity. A traditional stack contains devices from
only one model in a product family.
Stacking ports and trunks
The ICX 6610 device contains four ports in slot 2 on the rear panel that are dedicated stacking ports.
They cannot be used as data ports, even when stacking is not enabled. There are two 40 Gbps ports
and two 4 x 10 Gbps ports arranged in two rows.
The stacking ports can be grouped into two trunks. Ports 1 and 2 on the top row can form trunk 0;
ports 6 and 7 on the bottom row can form trunk 1.
You can trunk stacking ports by connecting one port of each type (40 Gbps or 4 x 10 Gbps) to ports of
the same type on another ICX 6610 device in the stack. The following figure shows the stacking ports
and trunks.
Connecting devices in a traditional stack
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