Q-Logic 16HA Manuel D’Utilisation

You may use SANbox Switch chassis as building blocks to build a multiple-chassis 
fabric that will expand the number of user ports beyond the number in any one 
chassis. Also, the cables used for interconnecting chassis in this multiple-chassis 
fabric allow you to distribute the network in a campus environment, placing the 
user ports near to where you need them. The actual cable length is given in 

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There are three major steps in building a multi-chassis fabric:

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Choose a topology.

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Cable the chassis into the selected topology.

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Configure the chassis and their associated user ports. Configuring the chassis 
includes assigning stage types and chassis numbers. These topics are 
described in this section. Configuring the user ports is the same as for a 
single Switch chassis except you do it on a fabric-wide basis. These topics 
are covered in the Switch Management manual.

The following paragraphs will lead you through the process of selecting a 
topology, cabling the chassis, and configuring the chassis into a fabric.

NOTE:
This description assumes that all chassis are not SL Private Loop stage types. The 
SL Private Loop stage type allows a reduced version of Cascade topology only. 
Refer to 

 for more information.