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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Connect Stacking Ports (Optional) Before you make your stacking port connections, rack-mount the S60 system or insert it into a cabinet. Insert one end of the stacking cable into a stacking port and insert the other end into a stacking port of the adjacent system. To ensure the cable is secure in the connector, hand-tighten all the captive screws. To configure as a unified system, Dell Force10 supports stacking connections of up to 12 S60 systems. NOTE: The S60 system does not stack with other S-Series systems. You can connect the stacking systems while they are powered down or up. Both ring topology and cascade topology connections are supported (Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2). The stacking ports are bi-directional. If you use the 2-port, 12G stacking module, the stacking ports are labeled 48-49 on the rear (ethernet port) side and 50-51 on the front (PSU) side. If you use the 2-port, 24G stacking module, the stacking ports are labeled 48 on the rear (ethernet port) side and 50 on the front (PSU) side. Important Points to Know • Do not mix stacking modules. Use either the 1-port, 24G stacking module or the 2-port, 12G stacking module within a single stack. You cannot cable from a 1-port module to a 2-port module. • You can install the S60 optional modules on either the back or front side of the system. Dell Force10 supports cabling between the front and the back side stacking modules. If you need to reach from one side of the system to the other side, be sure to use a cable of suitable length. • To connect the systems, use only the supported stacking cables. The S60 system supports stacking in either a ring or cascade topology (Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2). When stacking S60 systems, to provide redundant connectivity, Dell Force10 recommends using the ring topology. Figure 3-1. S60 Stacking Topology with 2-port, 12G Stacking Modules Ring Topology (with 2-port 12G modules) Cascade Topology (with 2-port 12G modules) Switch 1 48 49 48 49 Switch 1 Switch 2 48 49 48 49 Switch 2 Switch 3 48 49 48 49 Switch 3 18 | Install the S60 System

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Install the S60 System
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Connect Stacking Ports (Optional)
Before you make your stacking port connections, rack-mount the S60 system or insert it into a cabinet.
Insert one end of the stacking cable into a stacking port and insert the other end into a stacking port of the
adjacent system. To ensure the cable is secure in the connector, hand-tighten all the captive screws.
To configure as a unified system, Dell Force10 supports stacking connections of up to 12 S60 systems.
NOTE:
The S60 system does not stack with other S-Series systems.
You can connect the stacking systems while they are powered down or up. Both ring topology and
cascade topology connections are supported (
Figure
3-
1
and
Figure
3-
2
). The stacking ports are
bi-directional.
If you use the 2-port, 12G stacking module, the stacking ports are labeled 48-49 on the rear (ethernet
port) side and 50-51 on the front (PSU) side.
If you use the 2-port, 24G stacking module, the stacking ports are labeled 48 on the rear (ethernet port)
side and 50 on the front (PSU) side.
Important Points to Know
•
Do not mix stacking modules. Use either the 1-port, 24G stacking module or the 2-port, 12G stacking
module within a single stack. You cannot cable from a 1-port module to a 2-port module.
•
You can install the S60 optional modules on either the back or front side of the system. Dell Force10
supports cabling between the front and the back side stacking modules. If you need to reach from one
side of the system to the other side, be sure to use a cable of suitable length.
•
To connect the systems, use only the supported stacking cables.
The S60 system supports stacking in either a ring or cascade topology (
Figure
3-
1
and
Figure
3-
2
). When
stacking S60 systems, to provide redundant connectivity, Dell Force10 recommends using the ring
topology.
Figure 3-1.
S60 Stacking Topology with 2-port, 12G Stacking Modules
Ring Topology
(with 2-port 12G modules)
Switch 1
Switch 2
Switch 3
Cascade Topology
(with 2-port 12G modules)
Switch 1
Switch 2
Switch 3
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