Brocade ICX 6610 Stackable Switch Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 47)

Stacking configuration requirements
Before configuring the mixed stack, physically connect the devices using stacking cables.
All configuration methods
Before configuring the mixed stack, physically connect the devices using stacking cables.
Secure Setup utility
To use the 10 Gbps SFP+ ports on the front panel of ICX 6610 devices to connect ICX 6610 devices to
ICX 6450 devices in a mixed stack, configure the SFP+ ports on the ICX 6610 devices to 10 Gbps using
the speed command.
Automatic and manual configuration methods
To connect an ICX 6610 device in the backbone to an ICX 6450 device (peripheral unit), configure the
peri-port command or peri-trunk command on the ICX 6610 device
For information about configuring a stack, see the FastIron Ethernet Switch Stacking Configuration
Guide.
Stacking cables
The following table shows the cables to connect devices in a mixed stack.
Cables to connect devices in a mixed stack TABLE 11
To connect this device To this device Use this cable
ICX 6610 ICX 6610 1 meter passive copper QSFP stacking cable
100 meter QSFP fiber-optic cable
ICX 6450 ICX 6450 SFP+ fiber-optic cable
10 Gbps copper stacking cable
ICX 6610 ICX 6450 SFP+ fiber-optic cable
10 Gbps copper stacking cable
Stack size
A mixed stack can contain one or two ICX 6610 devices. They form the backbone of the mixed stack.
ICX 6450 devices are peripheral units. There can be one to six ICX 6450 devices in a mixed stack.
Peripheral devices can form one or more substacks. A substack is a topology that is formed by ICX
6450 devices. If ICX 6450 devices are separated by an ICX 6610 device, the ICX 6450 devices belong
to different substacks.
Stacking configuration requirements
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