Dell Force10 S5000 Installation Guide - Page 40
Connecting Two S5000 Systems, Two S5000 Systems Connected in a Ring
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Connecting Two S5000 Systems To provide backup connectivity and increased data transfer between the systems, Dell Networking recommends inserting an additional cable between the two units, in a second stacking port. You can use any of the SFP+ or QSFP+ ports for stacking, provided it is configured as a stacking port. CAUTION: The S5000 does not require special stacking cables. The cables used to connect 10GbE and 40GbE data ports are sufficient. NOTE: The port numbers in the following procedure are examples only. 1. Insert one end of the first cable into stack port 60 in chassis 1 (bottom). 2. Insert the other end of the same cable into stack port 60 on chassis 2 (top). 3. Insert a second cable into stack port 56 on chassis 2 (top). 4. Insert the other end of the second cable into stack port 56 on chassis 1 (bottom). Figure 25. Two S5000 Systems Connected in a Ring Connecting Three S5000 Systems To provide backup connectivity and increased data transfer between the systems, Dell Networking recommends inserting an additional cable between the two units, in a second stacking port. CAUTION: The S5000 does not require special stacking cables. The cables used to connect 10GbE and 40GbE data ports are sufficient. NOTE: The port numbers in the following procedure are used as examples only. 1. Insert one end of the first cable into stack port 60 of chassis 1 (bottom). 2. Insert the other end of the cable into stack port 56 of chassis 2 (center). 40